The chief of police of Atlanta, resigns.
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Thee chief of police of the city of Atlanta (United States) resigned Saturday, less than 24 hours after an agent of the same area kills a black man in Atlanta, report the news agencies, the american Bloomberg and AP. The authorities of the State of Georgia have launched an investigation into the death.
The mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms, has accepted the resignation of the police chief Erika Shields, has he said during a press conference.
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“Because of his desire that Atlanta is a model of what meaningful reform should be across the country, Erika Shields has submitted her immediate resignation of police chief “, said the mayor’s statements on television.
A man died at Atlanta (State of Georgia, Usa), Friday evening (local time), after a brawl with two police officers.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the incident occurred near a fast-food outlet when officers intervened in response to the fact that a motorist asleep blocking access to the window of the drive-in restaurant.
The police did a breathalyzer test, which revealed that this man, 27-year-old had too much to drink. The individual resisted arrest and an officer used a gun power. During the scuffle that followed, the man seemed to be a moment in the process of taking possession of this weapon and an officer shot in his direction.
The suspect was transported to the hospital where he died of his injuries, according to the GBI.
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