Update from Detroit police chief

DETROIT, MI - Two Detroit police officers have been suspended after failing to report that they were in a high-speed chase that ended with the death of a 19-year-old man.

Detroit Police Department Chief James Craig tells the Detroit News that he doesn't have the power to suspend without pay but, "I can request it -- and because of the egregious nature of this case, I'm going to request it."

The chief told the newspaper that he only found out about the high-speed chase after he "pressed" - after he was left in the dark about the details behind Jerry Bradford Jr.'s death. The incident happened after 10:30 p.m. Monday night, when the 19-year-old is said to have sped away after officers attempted to pull him over and eventually fatally crashed into a tree.

The first reports of the crash directly mention that "police did not give chase" before the car crashed into a tree.

Craig said neither of the special operations officers disclosed the chase as recently as Tuesday morning and even said there doesn't seem to be a reason that the car was pulled over in the first place.

The department has launched a criminal investigation into the matter.