The five University Police officers involved in the March 2 shooting of UF graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong were placed on administrative duty under UPD policy.
They’ve been promoted from the paid administrative leave they were on following the shooting, which is also standard procedure, said UF spokesman Steve Orlando. Any further disciplinary action would be premature until the invesitgation ends, he said.
One of the demands presented to UF administration by protesters Tuesday called for the firing of officer Keith Smith, who was verbally reprimanded last year for the harassment of residents in a known prostitution area by Gainesville police officers.
“I think the U.S. holds [itself] to a high standard in the justice system that people are innocent until proven guilty,” said freshman Alexandra Bargoot. “Administrative duty is an appropriate position for him right now.”
