All articles tagged with #atlanta police
Actor Tyrese Gibson is wanted by Atlanta police after his dogs mauled and killed a neighbor's dog, despite multiple warnings about the dogs being loose; Gibson has expressed condolences and is cooperating with authorities.
Unreleased Beyoncé music and tour footage were stolen from her choreographer's vehicle in Atlanta, leading to an investigation with a suspect identified but not yet caught, amid other tour-related incidents including a broken escalator causing injuries.
Three people were killed and one person was hospitalized after a drug deal turned into a shootout inside an apartment building in Buckhead, Atlanta. The incident, which involved marijuana, occurred on the 11th floor of a building on Peachtree Road NE. The police have not released the identities of the victims, and there have been no arrests made so far. The investigation is ongoing.
Atlanta police have released body camera footage of a traffic stop in August that resulted in the death of a 62-year-old church deacon, Johnny Hollman Sr. The footage shows Hollman being shocked multiple times with a Taser by Officer Kiran Kimbrough, despite repeatedly saying he couldn't breathe. Hollman became unresponsive and later died. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide, with heart disease as a contributing factor. Hollman's family is calling for Kimbrough to be charged with murder. Kimbrough's attorney claims he acted lawfully, but he was fired for failing to follow department policy. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has completed its investigation, and the findings have been handed over to the district attorney for a decision on potential charges.
The family of Johnny Hollman Sr, a 62-year-old Black man who died after being shocked with a stun gun by an Atlanta police officer during a traffic stop, is calling for the officer to be charged with murder. The family has seen video footage of the incident and expects it to be publicly released soon. The Fulton county district attorney has stated that the video will be released once all witnesses have been interviewed. The officer involved is currently on administrative leave, and a decision on whether to seek an indictment is expected to take months. Hollman's death has sparked further discontent with the police in Atlanta.
A man was shot and killed at an apartment complex near the Lindbergh Center MARTA station in Buckhead, Atlanta. The victim was found with a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The motive is unclear, and police are continuing their investigation into the incident.
A shooting at Piedmont Park in Atlanta left one bystander injured, but not critically. The incident began as an argument on the basketball courts that escalated to gunfire. A person of interest was detained at the scene, but no charges have been filed. Nearby park-goers, including a doctor who trained in emergency medicine, were the first to respond to the shooting. The incident has rattled residents who frequent the park.
Deion Patterson, the suspect in the Midtown shooting that left one woman dead and four others injured, has a history of arrests and traffic violations. He was discharged from the U.S. Coast Guard in January, and the reason for his discharge is unclear. Patterson was arrested on Wednesday evening, and a multijurisdictional effort is underway to bring him to justice. The stolen car believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered near the Braves stadium in Cobb County.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating a shooting involving Atlanta police at a gas station. Details about the incident are currently unclear, but the GBI has confirmed that no officers were injured.
Private equity firms Roark Capital and Silver Lake Management have been linked to the development of a police and fire service training complex in Atlanta known as "Cop City" and the Atlanta police force. Roark Capital owns Inspire Brands, whose CEO sits on the board of trustees of the Atlanta police foundation (APF), which is raising $60m from corporate funders to build Cop City in a forest previously earmarked for a public park. Silver Lake Management has invested more than $1bn in Motorola Solutions, which designed and implemented the surveillance system for Operation Shield, a program that boasts more than 12,800 interconnected cameras monitored by the police. The police crackdown on community protests against Cop City has led to dozens of charges of domestic terrorism and the police killing of environmental activist Manuel Paez Terán.