Panthers sever ties with CPI Security after protest remark
CHARLOTTE NC June 8 2020 — The Carolina Panthers are ending their relationship with CPI security after controversial comments by the company’s CEO.
The decision comes after the nonprofit Queen City Unity called for a boycott of CPI.
Queen City Unity’s executive director said he sent a letter to city leaders calling for change when it comes to police brutality and community safety.
In response, he said he received an email from CPI CEO Ken Gill saying in part, “A better use of time would be to focus on the black-on-black crime and senseless killing of our young men by other young men.”
The Panthers said they informed Gill Saturday they would be ending the relationship.
