The police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson has resigned in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report prompted by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer. A city official with knowledge of the situation said Thomas Jackson submitted his resignation letter today.
Jackson’s departure followed the firing of City manager John Shaw, Municipal Court Clerk Mary Ann Twitty and the resignations of Municipal Court Judge Ronald Brockmeyer and two police officials.