Demonstrators protesting after man shot by officer at Atlanta fast food restaurant
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BREAKING: Atlanta police chief resigns
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Saturday that police Chief Erika Shields is stepping aside and the city will launch a search for her replacement.
Bottoms said Shields made the decision to resign her top post, which the mayor accepted.
“Chief Erika Shields has been a solid member of APD for over two decades and has a deep and abiding love for the people of Atlanta. And because of her desire that Atlanta be a model of what meaningful reform should look like across this country, Chief Shields has offered to immediately step aside as police chief so that the city move forward with urgency in rebuilding the trust so desperately needed throughout our community,” Bottoms said.
Former assistant police Chief Rodney Bryant will serve as the interim chief. Bottoms said Shields “will continue in a role, to be determined.”
Bottoms also called for the termination of the police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks on Friday. Brooks took a Taser from an arresting officer. As Brooks ran away, Bottoms said he turned over his shoulder and appeared to fire the Taser at one of the officers. The officer shot Brooks.
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here we go again...
TRANSLATION: Atlanta PD is looking for a BLACK chief of police. Training, background checks, and experience are all optional. What is important is that you be black. We are setting aside our usual preference for female officers for this search only.
I am beginning to think something big is about to come out of Barr / Durham and the smarmy guilty fellow travelers are hoping to bury it out of public view.