Police Chief Greg Suhr resigns after killing of woman

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Source: San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr resigned Thursday, hours after a city officer killed a woman in the Bayview neighborhood and after he was asked to step down by Mayor Ed Lee.

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Short article; more to come. Suhr resigned shortly before 5 p.m. (PT) today.

[RufusTFirefly]

1. He should've resigned ages ago. How tragic that it cost another life! n/t

[nitpicker]

2. More from the BBC

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36339286

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San Francisco's Police Chief Greg Suhr has stepped down hours after a police officer shot and killed a young black woman driving a suspected stolen car. The resignation was announced by Mayor Ed Lee, who had asked him to quit.

Mr Suhr and city police had in recent months come under fierce criticism over fatal police shootings of several black suspects. Reports also recently emerged that a number of officers had exchanged racist text messages.

At a news conference on Thursday, Mayor Lee said he hoped the resignation would help "to heal the city". The mayor, who until now had supported Mr Suhr, added: "The progress we have made has been meaningful but it hasn't been fast enough, not for me and not for Greg, and that's why I have asked Chief Suhr for his resignation." He named Toney Chaplin as acting police chief.
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