Miami Gardens Police Chief Matthew Boyd, who is black, had planned to resign in January. He stepped down today, according to , which published an expansive report on the allegations two weeks ago.
Here's some background from NPR's Greg Allen, whose report will air on Thursday's :
"The town just north of Miami has struggled with a string of deadly shootings in recent months.
"In response, the city began what it calls 'Zero Tolerance' operations — increasing police stops and arrests, even for misdemeanors.
"The police chief's resignation comes after a store owner and some residents filed a lawsuit against the city in federal court."
The resignation also comes one day after to open a civil rights inquiry into what it said "may be the most pervasive, most invasive, and most unjustified pattern of police harassment in the nation."
