Healy said that he had sent an e-mail about the incident to 50 local officials, including the City Council, at 1:36 a.m., shortly after hearing about the shooting.
The City Manager’s Office decided not to issue a public alert, he said, because the shooting was an isolated incident between two acquaintances.
But Kelley continued to pressure the City Manager to “take responsibility” for what he saw as inadequate communication.
“Councilor, you know that’s nonsense,” Healy said, raising his voice. “And you know I care much about this, so I chose not to respond.”
The City Council also passed resolutions calling for the resignation of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gadaffi and supporting striking workers in Wisconsin.
—Staff Writer David H.A. LeBoeuf can be reached at leboeuf@college.harvard.edu.