Temecula mayor resigns over email stating ‘I don’t believe there’s ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer’

Temecula Mayor James "Stew" Stewart resigned Thursday night over an email to a constituent stating "I don't believe there's ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer" — a statement he earlier said resulted from a typo made while using speech-to-text software.According a post on Stewart's Facebook page and a news release sent out by the city of Temecula, Stewart will step down both as mayor and from his city council seat effective immediately.After facing both backlash and support online throughout Thursday, and facing promises from some to speak at the upcoming city council meeting on June 9 to call for his resignation, Stewart shared the following statement on his Facebook page around 9 p.m. Thursday:"City of Temecula, I hear you, I agree with you, and I am
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