Naked Unarmed 27yo Black Veteran Shot Dead By Atlanta Cop

This shows video of him before cops arrived:

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"An African American man running and “crawling” naked through his apartment complex in suburban Atlanta was fatally shot Monday by a DeKalb County police officer. The unarmed man may have had mental health issues, authorities said.

The unidentified white DeKalb police officer responded to a call regarding a man, identified as Anthony Hill, 27, according to social media and confirmed by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, who was allegedly "acting deranged, knocking on doors and crawling around naked," at The Heights apartment complex in Chamblee, Georgia, said Cedric Alexander, director of the county public safety department.

Despite being equipped with a stun gun and pepper spray, the officer fired two shots when Hill allegedly ran in his direction, ignoring calls to stop.

"The officer called him to stop while stepping backward, drew his weapon and fired two shots," he said.

The officer has been placed on administrative leave.

As for Hill, Alexander suggested the man may have had some mental health issues.

"I can only reasonably assume that if he was running around the apartment complex naked, I believe we can make the assumption there may have been some mental health experience that he might have been having," Alexander said."

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"A witness, 43-year-old Pedro Castillo, a maintenance worker at the apartment complex, told the New York Times on Tuesday that Hill had his hands up in the air when he approached the officer. Castillo said Hill was on all fours in the parking lot when Olsen arrived, parking his squad car “a good distance away,” according to the Times report.

Castillo told the Times that it didn’t seem like Olsen had to shoot Hill, but did need to defend himself. Other witnesses said they had seen Hill earlier, and he was acting strange. One witness said an employee of the complex tried to calm Hill, hugging him for “some time,” the Times reported. Another witness said Olsen appeared “very scared.”

Hill served in the Air Force, including in the Middle East as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. He also attended the University of South Carolina.

A family member, Harrietta Jones, of South Carolina, told the New York Times that Hill had received treatment from the Veterans Administration and was possibly having difficulty with his medication."

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Here we goes again...

Last Edited by COSMIC WARRIOR on 03/10/2015 08:28 PM