The chief prosecutor in St. Louis, who made history as the first Black woman to hold the post but faced widespread criticism for her handling of violent crime, said on Thursday that she would resign on June 1.The prosecutor, Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, a Democrat, was facing an effort by Missouri's attorney general, a Republican, to remove her from office.
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