Gwinnett Officer Fired After Using Stun Gun On Black Woman

Gwinnett County police officer Michael Oxford was placed on administrative duty pending an internal investigation into the encounter Tuesday.

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Updated at 6:50 p.m. Friday

A Georgia police department fired a white officer Friday after an arrest captured on video showed him using a stun gun on a Black woman.

Gwinnett County police fired Officer Michael Oxford after an internal investigation found he violated department policy and “did not meet our core values,” the agency said in a statement.