Atlanta’s police chief has fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man’s death. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Tuesday that Officer Kiran Kimbrough didn’t follow department procedures Aug. 10 when he didn’t wait until a supervisor arrived to arrest Johnny Hollman Sr. The chief says he made the decision to fire Kimbrough after an internal investigation concluded Monday. Schierbaum’s decision comes d
Mawuli Davis, a lawyer for relatives of Johnny Hollman Sr., speaks to reporters, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, outside the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta. Davis says an Atlanta police video showing events leading to Hollman’s Aug. 10, death during a traffic stop is likely to be released in coming days. Attorney Mawuli Davis, right, speaks to reporters, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, outside the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, while flanked by relatives of Johnny Holman Sr.
“Part of my job is to assess, evaluate, and adjust how this police department is carrying out its sworn mission to serve and protect the citizens of this city,” Schierbaum said in a statement. “I understand the difficult and dangerous job that our officers do each and every day throughout the city. I do not arrive at these decisions lightly.”.
Relatives of Hollman have seen the video and contend Kimbrough should be charged with murder. Davis said he expects any decision on criminal charges by Willis to take months. Schierbaum said Tuesday that Hollman “failed to sign” the citation, but Davis has said the video will show Hollman repeatedly agreed to sign at some point, calling that a “false narrative.” Atlanta police officials have since ruled that officers should write “refusal to sign” on a traffic ticket instead of arresting someone who won’t sign.
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