Georgia grand jury examines police killing of unarmed, naked man

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Georgia grand jury examines police killing of unarmed, naked man
Reuters
By David Beasley
6 hours ago

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia grand jury on Thursday reviewed the shooting death of an unarmed, naked black man by a white police officer at a suburban Atlanta apartment complex last March, prosecutors and the family's attorney said.

The death of Anthony Hill, 27, came as a spate of killings in the United States have raised questions about excessive use of force by police, particularly against black men.

No charges have been brought so far against the officer, Robert Olsen of the DeKalb County police department.

Hill was a U.S. Air Force veteran who suffered from bipolar disorder, according to his relatives. He was shot on March 9 after police found him crawling naked, knocking on apartment doors and "acting deranged," DeKalb County police said.


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1. We really have to do something about the way police handle the mentally ill

Reading about something like this makes me feel physically ill.