San Francisco police chief out after yet another shooting

The new acting SFPD Chief Toney Chaplin stands beside San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee (not pictured) during a press conference at City Hall in San Francisco, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. San Francisco's police chief, Greg Suhr, resigned Thursday at the request of the mayor hours after an officer fatally shot a young black woman driving a stolen car — the culmination of several racially charged incidents in the past year. (Connor Radnovich/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTOG & CHRONICLE; MAGS OUT; NO SALES The new acting SFPD Chief Toney Chaplin stands beside San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee (not pictured) during a press conference at City Hall in San Francisco, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. San Francisco's police chief, Greg Suhr, resigned Thursday at the request of the mayor hours after an officer fatally shot a young black woman driving a stolen car — the culmination of several racially charged incidents in the past year. (Connor Radnovich/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTOG & CHRONICLE; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

By Associated Press May 20, 2016 5 min read

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The death of a young black woman in a stolen car proved to be the last in a series of shootings and racially tinged scandals that finally led to the resignation of San Francisco’s police Chief Greg Suhr.

A new acting chief is now tasked with mending the department’s strained relations with the black community.

Deputy Chief Toney Chaplin, a 26-year department veteran who is black, was appointed acting chief by Mayor Ed Lee after Suhr’s resignation Thursday.

Chaplin had the confidence of at least one key supporter.

“Toney Chaplin has the charisma, chemistry and courage to lead this department,” said Rev. Amos Brown, the president of the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP.