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mystery-ak:
Atlanta police chief steps down after fatal shooting near Wendy's drive-thru
By Kaelan Deese - 06/13/20 06:02 PM EDT
Atlanta Police Chief Ericka Shields voluntarily stepped down from the city's department Saturday afternoon following the deadly shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks Friday night outside of a Wendy's drive-thru.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Shields' withdrawal from the department during a press conference Saturday, while also calling for the "immediate termination" of the officer who shot Brooks.
"Chief Ericka Shields has been a solid member of APD for over two decades and has a deep and abiding love for the people of Atlanta. And because of her desire that Atlanta should be a meaningful model of what reform should look like across this country, Chief Shields has offered to immediately step aside as police chief so that the city may move forward with urgency in rebuilding the trust so desperately needed throughout our communities."
This is a developing story.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502617-atlanta-police-chief-steps-down-after-fatal-shooting-in-wendys-drive
mystery-ak:
Georgia NAACP calls for resignation of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields after police shooting
By: WSBTV.com News Staff
Updated: June 13, 2020 - 4:31 PM
ATLANATA — The Georgia NAACP has called for the immediate resignation of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields the morning after a black man was killed in a confrontation with Atlanta Police.
Rayshard Brooks was killed outside a Wendy’s Friday night after police investigated him for sleeping in a car. Brooks and police got into a scuffle in which Brooks apparently got one of the officer’s Tasers, the GBI said.
GBI Director Vic Reynolds said it appears the Brooks ran from the officers, but then turned back around and pointed the Taser at them before officers shot him.
more
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/georgia-naacp-calls-immediate-resignation-apd-chief-erika-shields/EYPYAZSL7VH4DLFSNOPU6XSWRM/
mystery-ak:
Rayshard Brooks is the next BLM saint/hero.... 888mouth
mystery-ak:
more with video
https://nypost.com/2020/06/13/unarmed-black-man-shot-dead-by-atlanta-cops-in-wendys-drive-thru/
mystery-ak:
Atlanta officer fired after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502633-atlanta-officer-fired-after-fatal-shooting-of-rayshard-brooks
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