Photos: Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus
The U.S. Senate voted 50-47 Tuesday to confirm Chris Magnus as head of Customs and Border Protection, and the Tucson City Council immediately appointed Chief Chad Kasmar as Magnus' replacement. Magnus, who immediately resigned as Tucson police chief after the vote, told the Arizona Daily Star Tuesday he believes he's leaving the department in good shape with Kasmar.
New Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus smiles and laughs during his swearing-in ceremony on March 30, 2016, at the Westside Police Service Center, 1310 W. Miracle Mile, in Tucson, Ariz. Magnus comes to Tucson from the Richmond Police Department in California.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, during a press conference discussing proposed changes to the department, March 9, 2016.
Judge Philip Espinosa, left, delivers the oath as new Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, right, is sworn in at the Westside Police Service Center on March 30, 2016.
New Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, left, is pinned by his husband Terrance Cheung, right, during his swearing-in ceremony at the Westside Police Service Center on March 30, 2016.
New Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus, left, shakes hands with Tucson mayor Jonathan Rothschild at his swearing-in ceremony on March 30, 2016.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus talks with Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos at a press conference announcing the start of a public awareness campaign for Look! Save A Life on Oct. 7, 2016.
Chris Magnus welcoming a new officer to the force from the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Center's graduation class 17-4, February 1, 2018.
Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier and Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus talk following a domestic violence awareness presser at the Tucson Police Department headquarters, Oct. 1, 2019.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus answers questions from the media about a $2 million federal grant that will offer aid response to sexual assault cases after a press conference at the Pima County Attorney's office, 32 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, Ariz. on October 8th, 2019.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, left, and Tucson City Mayor Regina Romero during a press conference regarding the in-custody death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez on April 21. Magnus offered his resignation during the press conference on June 24, 2020.
Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus receives the Moderna vaccine at a Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine clinic at the Tucson Convention Center on Jan. 15, 2021.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, right, thanks Andrew Messing, president of Steven M. Gootter Foundation, for the new AED's, which were donated by the Steven M. Gootter Foundation, at Tucson Police Department on June 22, 2021.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus, left, speaks with Mayor Regina Romero after a press conference on July 19, 2021.
Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
Tucson's mayor and council unanimously vote to appoint Deputy Chief Chad Kasmar to replace Magnus as police chief.
Magnus is moving to D.C. for his new job as head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. While he's proud of the work Tucson police did while he was chief, he says he's seriously concerned about the shrinking number of officers on the force.
The former chief of the Tucson Police Department has been in the federal post less than a year.