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Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, was appointed as a special prosecutor in Brooks' case. Skandalakis determined in August that the use of deadly force was "objectively reasonable," saying that he doesn't think race played a role in the shooting.
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"While they were inside the residence, shots were fired at the officers. They retreated," says Jackson Police Chief James Morgan.
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Officers voiced a desire for a take-home vehicle program, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens explained. It doesn't just have benefits to the officers, either. Dickens said seeing vehicles parked around the community brings people a sense of safety and security.
Read More →Deputies responded to the disturbance at 1:41 a.m. and the sheriff’s office reports a man began shooting, striking one officer.
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"He had a clogged artery, just passed out, heart stopped," says Officer Carson Yates. "My first thought was just to try to get some sort of breath into him, just try to stabilize him until EMS comes.”
Read More →The GBI says they referred the case to DA T. Wright Barksdale, who says he won't take the case to a grand jury.
Read More →Officials said the deputy is in critical but stable condition after being life-flighted to a hospital. Law enforcement officers are actively looking for an "armed and dangerous" person of interest.
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"I’m sad to report that so far this year, we are outpacing last year’s historic number of officers shot and killed. This fact is disturbing and should alarm all Americans,” says National FOP President Patrick Yoes.
Read More →Police report after the fleeing vehicle crashed, suspects fled on foot and shot at the responding officers, hitting one.
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Otto and Anderson Ortiz were in their home when they noticed their dog was barking at the window. That led them to realize the officer was being attacked outside.
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