Capital District Times

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Police Chief Eric Hawkins issued a statement regarding an agreement involving Jay Olsen, Lawrence Heid, and Chris Cornell. The statement addressed the events of August 20, 2018, when the officers responded to a 911 call about an individual with a gun.

"On August 20, 2018, Jay Olsen, Lawrence Heid, and Chris Cornell did exactly what we trained them to do - respond to a 911 call for an individual with a gun - and we commend them for their service to our city," the statement read.

The officials expressed hope that both the grand jury's decision in 2018 clearing Detective Olsen of any criminal wrongdoing and the withdrawal of the civil rights case would bring closure to the involved officers, their families, and the Albany Police Department.

"We hope both the grand jury's decision in 2018 clearing Detective Olsen of any criminal wrongdoing and the withdrawal of this civil rights case brings these three decorated law enforcement officials, their families, and the Albany Police Department as a whole the closure necessary to move beyond defending their actions on that day," they stated.