Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith is stepping down after two years, according to an announcement from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday morning.

"I am deeply humbled, grateful, and deeply appreciative of my time with the District of Columbia," Smith said in a statement. "Serving as Chief of Police has been the greatest honor of my career, and I want to extend my sincere thanks to Mayor Muriel Bowser for appointment me to this position and to the DC Council for their steadfast support throughout my tenure."

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Smith was appointed in 2023 and is the first Black woman to serve as chief of the D.C. police department.

Smith and Bowser's statements didn't say when the chief would depart or who might replace

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