tyus byrd , who is black , was recently elected mayor of parma , missouri .
she beat the white current mayor randall ramsey .
six city officials quit their jobs shortly after byrd won .
two of those individuals are trish cohen , parma 's former police chief , and rich medley , the town 's former assistant police chief .
cohen has said she and medley feared for their safety , since their home addresses had been shared online by byrd 's family members .
medley has said after being told by byrd 's supporters that parma 's police officers were going to be fired , he decided to quit .
byrd has said she does n't know what the ` safety issues ' were and that she ` never said anything about cleaning house '