Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has offered to step aside as police chief following the deadly officer-involved shooting of a black man Friday night in a Wendy's parking lot.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields will step aside as police chief following the deadly officer-involved shooting of a black man Friday night.Bottoms said this was Shields' decision and she will remain with the city in an undetermined role.Rodney Bryant will become the city's interim police chief.Bottoms said she is also calling for the termination of the officer involved in Friday night's deadly shooting at a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta.
— GA Bureau of Investigation June 13, 2020 Brooks' killing comes during global protests and discussion of racism and police use of force following the death of George Floyd last month in custody in Minneapolis. Atlanta has seen frequent protests, including some that turned violent.Six Atlanta police officers are facing charges of using excessive force during one protest, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced June 2.
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