Advocates are expressing grief and outrage after a man was killed during the clearing of a homeless encampment in Atlanta.
The man’s name was Cornelius Taylor, according to his friends and neighbors, but he often went by “Psycho.” He stayed among the tents along Old Wheat Street in the Auburn Avenue neighborhood, near Ebenezer Baptist Church.
The city hasn’t confirmed details of what happened Thursday afternoon. Atlanta Police said their homicide unit is investigating. But those still staying along the street Friday afternoon said workers brought their bulldozer through without checking the tents.
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