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01-07-2016, 08:40 PM
A Georgia prosecutor said he plans to ask a grand jury to indict an officer who killed an unarmed black man early last year.
Dekalb County Officer Robert Olsen fatally shot 27-year-old Anthony Hill (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/03/10/anthony-hill-unarmed-police-shooting_n_6837538.html) in March 2015. Hill, a veteran in the Air Force (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/us/anthony-hill-officer-robert-olsen-grand-jury.html?_r=0) who was deployed to Afghanistan, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to The New York Times.
Olsen argued that at the time of the shooting, Hill -- who was naked -- was acting aggressively. Police Chief Cedric Alexander said Hill ran at Olsen before the cop shot him twice.
District Attorney Robert James Jr. said at a news conference on Thursday that his office would ask a grand jury to indict Olsen later this month (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/us/anthony-hill-officer-robert-olsen-grand-jury.html?_r=0). During the Jan. 21 meeting with a grand jury, James will suggest charging the officer with felony murder and aggravated assault.
If indicted, Olsen would be the first officer in Georgia to stand trial for a shooting death on the job in at least six years (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/dekalb-county-da-seeks-indictment-anthony-hill-sho/npzBb/), WSBTV reported.
Bridgette Anderson, Hill's former girlfriend, described the announcement as "surreal," 11 Alive News reported (https://twitter.com/11AliveNews/status/685127260114935808).
My latest I can't fully explain why, but after today's announcement I'm hopeful that #AnthonyHill (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnthonyHill?src=hash) will get justice https://t.co/yVW4Gdb1A1
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 7, 2016 (https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/685193925984960513)
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Dekalb County Officer Robert Olsen fatally shot 27-year-old Anthony Hill (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/03/10/anthony-hill-unarmed-police-shooting_n_6837538.html) in March 2015. Hill, a veteran in the Air Force (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/us/anthony-hill-officer-robert-olsen-grand-jury.html?_r=0) who was deployed to Afghanistan, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to The New York Times.
Olsen argued that at the time of the shooting, Hill -- who was naked -- was acting aggressively. Police Chief Cedric Alexander said Hill ran at Olsen before the cop shot him twice.
District Attorney Robert James Jr. said at a news conference on Thursday that his office would ask a grand jury to indict Olsen later this month (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/us/anthony-hill-officer-robert-olsen-grand-jury.html?_r=0). During the Jan. 21 meeting with a grand jury, James will suggest charging the officer with felony murder and aggravated assault.
If indicted, Olsen would be the first officer in Georgia to stand trial for a shooting death on the job in at least six years (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/dekalb-county-da-seeks-indictment-anthony-hill-sho/npzBb/), WSBTV reported.
Bridgette Anderson, Hill's former girlfriend, described the announcement as "surreal," 11 Alive News reported (https://twitter.com/11AliveNews/status/685127260114935808).
My latest I can't fully explain why, but after today's announcement I'm hopeful that #AnthonyHill (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnthonyHill?src=hash) will get justice https://t.co/yVW4Gdb1A1
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 7, 2016 (https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/685193925984960513)
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