Latest police shooting intensifies calls for police reform
Two days after an Atlanta police officer shot and killed a fleeing suspect, the repercussions are still being assessed. Already a life has been lost. Careers, destroyed. Criminal charges against the officer may follow. And the city’s approach to law enforcement could be dramatically altered. The debate over police use of force now focuses on
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Rayshard Brooks shooting roils Atlanta
A white Atlanta police officer fatally shot an African American father of several young children late Friday night following a struggle outside a Wendy’s restaurant on the city’s southside, sparking calls for reform and demonstrations that led to vandalism and arrests. The shooting further inflamed tensions over police use of force and racial injustice that
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