Former police chief accused of saying deputy died because he was gay announces retirement

MIAMI – The former Davie, Fla., police chief accused of saying Broward sheriff’s deputy Shannon Bennett died of COVID-19 because he was gay is retiring after a three-month investigation. Dale Engle announced he will retire on Sept 3 in a letter to the Town of Davie last week, according to Assistant Town Administrator Phillip Holste. Four days after the 39-year-old Bennett died on April 3, …