Uvalde mayor resigns citing health issues in wake of report on school shooting

(AP)

City of Uvalde Mayor Cody Smith has resigned, leaving his post in the same week the police chief of the small Texas city is expected to depart, two years after one of deadliest school shootings in US history.

Mr Smith said in a statement that he needed to focus on his health and thanked the Uvalde community for its support during his ongoing recovery from recent “unexpected health issues”. He did not elaborate.