Mayor Brandon Johnson has fired Garien Gatewood, his first deputy mayor for public safety, a position Johnson created just days after taking office in 2023.
Gatewood had been tasked with overseeing the Johnson administration’s efforts to address the root causes of crime and violence in Chicago and coming up with a plan for public safety.
A spokesperson for the mayor’s office declined to provide a reason for Gatewood’s firing, but said his first deputy, Jason Sanford, would serve as interim deputy mayor of community safety until a permanent successor is appointed…