Atlanta’s police chief on Tuesday fired an officer involved in the death of a 62-year-old Black church deacon who was shocked with a Taser during a dispute over a traffic ticket.
Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Officer Kiran Kimbrough didn’t follow department procedures on Aug. 10 when he failed to wait until a supervisor arrived to arrest Johnny Hollman Sr.
Kimbrough had been on administrative leave, but the chief said he ultimately made the decision to fire him after an internal investigation concluded Monday.
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