San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr has stepped down at the request of the city’s mayor after a fatal officer-involved shooting Thursday and a series of scandals that have rocked the department over the last year.
In a surprise announcement Thursday afternoon, Mayor Ed Lee said that after the latest fatal shooting, of an unarmed woman in a suspected stolen car in the city’s Bayview neighborhood, he had lost faith that Suhr could mend the department’s relationship with the community.
“My goal has been real reform and trust has to be our priority. I have previously expressed confidence in Chief Suhr because I know he agrees with and understands the need for reform,” Lee said. “But following this morning’s shooting and my meeting with Chief Suhr this afternoon, today I have arrived at a different conclusion at how best to move forward.”
Lee continued: “The progress we’ve made has been meaningful but it hasn’t been fast enough. Not for me and not for Greg.”
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