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Over the two-year period, at least 28 children, adolescents, and adults were killed. Wayne Williams, an Atlanta native who was 23 years old at the time of the last murder, was arrested, tried, and convicted of two of the adult murders and sentenced to two consecutive life terms.
On March 21, 2019, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields announced that officials would re-test evidence from the murders, which will be gathered by the Atlanta Police Department, Fulton County District Attorney's Office, and Georgia Bureau of Investigation. In a news conference, Bottoms said, "It may be ...
On January 18, 2023, Atlanta police officers shot and killed Manuel Teran, who was protesting the deforestation of 300 acres of public park in Atlanta to build a $90-million police training facility; critics have called the project "Cop City" and claim it will be used to practice urban warfare. [13]
Vandals smashed windows and lit a police car on fire in Atlanta in the wake of the death of an environmental activist killed after authorities said he shot a state trooper, Jan. 21. (Alex Slitz/AP ...
Kathryn Johnston (June 26, 1914 – November 21, 2006) [1] was an elderly woman from Atlanta, Georgia who was killed by undercover police officers in her home on Neal Street in northwest Atlanta on November 21, 2006, where she had lived for 17 years. Three officers had entered her home in what was later described as a 'botched' drug raid.
An Atlanta police officer who shot and killed a Lyft driver who was driving him home was arrested and charged with murder, authorities said. Koby Minor, 34, was being held without bond after his ...
The Atlanta Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to a call of an injured man at around 12 p.m. local time on Thursday, Jan. 16 on the 300 block of Old Wheat St. NE ...
Yusuf fled and was later spotted by officers in Columbus. He shot and injured one officer before police shot and killed him. [115] [116] 2024-05-11 Claudy Pierre Jules (41) Unknown Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Police Department officers responded to a report about a man with a gun, when they arrived, they encountered Jules with a handgun.