Georgia deputy shoots and kills man who spent 16 years in prison on wrongful conviction

Georgia authorities are investigating a deputy’s fatal shooting of 53-year-old motorist Leonard Cure during a traffic stop.

Georgia authorities are investigating after a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a 53-year-old motorist during a traffic stop on Monday.

The Camden County deputy pulled over a driver along Interstate 95 near the Georgia-Florida line.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the driver got out of the car at the deputy’s request and cooperated at first but became violent after he was told he was being arrested.