Mayor Ed Gainey’s nomination for Pittsburgh’s next police chief has withdrawn his name from consideration and is leaving the force effective immediately.

Sources close to the process told us that Ragland was getting pressure from city council members about who he should promote to be his assistant chief.

Members of Pittsburgh City Council angrily pushed back on statements former acting police chief Christopher Ragland made yesterday in withdrawing his bid to lead the bureau, with one councilor suggesting Ragland was afraid to speak to council under oath.