A council member announced she will file a late communication asking the New York State Attorney General and the Erie County District Attorney for a full investigation and report into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Amanda Thompson on South Ogden. The council member cited several unanswered questions, including why the defendant was released from parole early and why prior incidents — described in the meeting as three occasions where the suspect allegedly threatened the victim with a gun and an incident involving assault of a child — had not resulted in effective intervention. The council member characterized the matter as public-safety and domestic-violence concerns and said she will invite state and county officials to a council committee.

Separately, the council discussed police oversight scheduling and asked central staff to provide the police commissioner with a range of quarterly meeting dates to lock into the calendar so the commissioner can plan around vacations and training. Council members pressed for clearer briefings on how investigations and internal policy issues are handled, including questions about body-worn camera use and consequences when officers fail to activate cameras; the transcript shows the law department or counsel has sometimes limited answers by citing ongoing investigations or prohibitions on conjecture.

Council members also raised broader public-safety concerns about summertime large gatherings and quality-of-life enforcement, asking what operational steps the police are taking to address recurring illegal fireworks sales and large, potentially dangerous gatherings.

Why it matters: the requested AG and DA review would seek an external account of decisions by parole, prosecutors or local authorities that council members say may have failed to prevent repeated threats culminating in homicide. Council oversight and briefing practices govern how elected officials can evaluate police policy and operations.

What’s next: the council member said she will file the late letter and will invite the AG and DA to testify in committee; council staff will propose quarterly oversight dates to the commissioner so the oversight calendar can be regularized.