After a firestorm of controversy over Tioga Borough in Pennsylvania hiring the former Cleveland police officer who killed Tamir Rice, it appears Timothy Loehmann will not be hired.
The borough council approved Loehmann's appointment Tuesday night, a move that was met with immediate backlash from local protesters and on social media.
Late Thursday morning, Tioga Borough Council President Steve Hazlett posted a brief update on his Facebook page, writing, "Effective this morning, Timothy Loehmann has officially withdrawn his application for the Tioga Borough police position." The post has since been deleted, but Hazlett confirmed the statement by phone Thursday to the USA TODAY Network.
Hazlett said withdrawing from consideration was Loehmann's idea.
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