Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned following the death of a black man at the hands of an Atlanta police officer Friday.
June 13 (UPI) — Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned following the death of a black man at the hands of an Atlanta police officer Friday.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Shields’ resignation Saturday.
On Friday 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police outside an Atlanta Wendy’s.
Video released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation appears to show Brooks taking a Taser from an officer, running from police and then firing it at them before an officer shot at him.
The officer’s name has not been released to the media, but Bottoms has called for his immediate termination.
