Shooter freed because deputy said ‘police' only after he was shot

Atlanta First News ^ | July 13, 2026 | staff

[xxqqzz]

Atlanta News First Investigates obtained surveillance video and police records that tell a different story than the one the public heard.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: atlanta; georgia; lookwhohatescops; police; shooting

[xxqqzz]

Could find a text article. Man shot deputy who was pointing a gun at his brother and had fired at the shooter. Deputy was in an unmarked car without a siren and in plain clothes. Deputy claimed he hadn't fired his weapon, but evidence shows he had. Charges were dropped due to surveilance video and other evidence. A few years ago, shooter would have been in deep trouble. Shooter had long criminal record. Both shooter and deputy are black.

[Texas Eagle]

If true, sounds justified.

[Texas Eagle]

Anybody can yell police.

[frank ballenger]

RE: Shooter had long criminal record. Both shooter and deputy are black.
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[RetiredArmy]

Yeah, well, he got mixed up with what order to say things. Stop, police, drop your weapon or I will shoot. Now mix those up and you have a problem. Well, stop, shoot, drop your weapon, oh hell, whatever.

[TBP]

Any excuse.

[OakOak]

If one yells, Defund the Police, during the shooting, they have full immunity.

[Scrambler Bob]

deputy said ‘police’ only after he was shot
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Carve ‘police’ in the front of every cop bullet.

This way the ‘victim’ will the police warning before he is shot.

[xxqqzz]

There is a problem using unmarked cars and plain clothes and pointing guns at people.

[kawhill]

“Both shooter and deputy are black.” I’m speculating they knew each other.

[Steely Tom]

“I then fired a warning shot through his liver, sir!”

[lepton]

Yep. Anybody can yell, “Police”, but the line has to be drawn somewhere.

That said, yelling “Police” after you shoot, while an understandable happening in the heat of the moment, still doesn’t count.

[lepton]

With adrenaline, sequence of events often gets scrambled. Sucks, but it is still an error, which in this case mattered.

[chuckee]

Walking in on a black guy dressed in plainclothes in the hood holding a gun on another black buy while not yelling “police”. Reasonable man thought bubble says that scene happens every night in the ghetto and 499 out of 500 times, it is not the police. I’m going with honest mistake on that one.

[Puppage]

WTF does that headline mean? I don’t speak Walmart

[cableguymn]

A Jeff foxworthy joke comes to mind

“Bang!” Freeze or I will shoot!

[Old Yeller]

Reminds me of an old skit on Saturday Night Live. ex-police! freeze!

[Still Thinking]

Still not good enough. What’s to stop bad guys from yelling “Police”?

[NorthMountain]

There is a problem using unmarked cars and plain clothes and pointing guns at people.

Yes ... it's a guaranteed way for public servants to get ventilated ... and deserve it.

Attention public servants: We the People are armed. If you value your lives, mind your manners. Act like a thug, get a thug's reward. Got it?

[samiam5]

“Anybody can yell police.”

Yes, and that might save anybody from getting shot.
However, if you actually ARE the police, you can’t expect police protection unless you are in uniform or announce you are the police.