Public comment: Crowd supports police chief

force. and i will tell you, i take incredible comfort in knowing they have a virtuous leader in chief allen. 6:44 city council chief 2 3:24 chief allen has expressed a polarized view and no longer has the objectivity necessary to perform his duties. he has become part of the problem. 3:32 reaction to comments made by el paso police chief greg allen continues. today dozens of people — a lot of them officers or former officers — spoke in favor of the chief. at least one person asking for him to resign. good afternoon and thank you for joing us for abc- seven at five. i’m rick cabrera. i’m estela cas complete coverage of the ambush in dallas, including more reaction to el paso police chief greg allen’s comments in just a bit. because council meeting for police chief greg allen. dozens of police officers, their families and others spoke during public comment for two hours. abc-7’s stephanie guadian was at that meeting– and joins us live. stephanie. the vast majority of people at the city council meeting were there to support chief allen. at issue– the chief calling black lives matter… a radical hate group.. shortly after the dallas ambush on officers. here’s what happened when one man got up– asking for the chief to resign. 1:57 “in the event that following dialogue between the city and chief allen, he refuses to resign, i respectfully request that steps be taken to to replace chief allen as the chief of police, no!! no!!! ” 2:1 the president of the el paso municipal police officers assoication– also spoke. ron martin told council members– chief allen has been receiving death threats. one person at the council meeting was carrying a sign that read: ep citizens say we support our chief greg allen. b- l-m chants.. what do we want? dead cops. when do we want them? now. the sign references chief allen’s explanation of why he reffered to the group as a radical hate group. last night, the chief, city council members and black activists attended a town hall put on by the black round table organization. here is how councilwoman claudia ordaz described that meeting. 13:09 ” it was the most powerfu meeting i have even been to. it was a four hour long meeting. i commend the chief for going and listening to the concerns from the black community and others who were supportive of chief allen. but the organizations were supportive of chief allen.” 13:34 ordaz says she and other city reps learned a lot at that meeting last night– and hopes the city can now move forward. we should mention this is a story still trending nationally on facebook. rick and estella- back to you. president obama