10-31-2015, 11:45 AM
Also in DeKalb County, Georgia...
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Iraq Air Force vet ^ Anthony Hill, 25 (center), was shot to death by a police officer in March.
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Officer Robert Olsen (right) responded to a 911 call reporting suspicious knocking at an apartment complex.
Hill was naked and crouched in a parking lot when Officer Olsen says Hill lunged towards him. Though Hill was clearly unarmed, Olsen said he feared for his life. He shot and killed Anthony Hill.
The grand jury in the case has just declined to indict and asked the district attorney to re-interview the first responding officer and witnesses to resolve conflicting statements.
Hill was reportedly in the midst of a mental breakdown when he went knocking on doors, confused and naked. He'd been released from the military with diagnosed bi-polar disorder and may have been off his medication.
The family and many in the community don't understand why the unarmed naked man was shot as a first course of action.
DeKalb County Public Safety Director Cedric Alexander told the press, “We have what we refer to as a continuum force.” Continuum force allows police in the heat of the moment the right to use deadly force, just as any private citizen would.
The D.A. has said he will consider the grand jury request for further investigation.
Refs:
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/.../74806886/
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/2839816...z3qA0DpuyG
Iraq Air Force vet ^ Anthony Hill, 25 (center), was shot to death by a police officer in March.
Officer Robert Olsen (right) responded to a 911 call reporting suspicious knocking at an apartment complex.
Hill was naked and crouched in a parking lot when Officer Olsen says Hill lunged towards him. Though Hill was clearly unarmed, Olsen said he feared for his life. He shot and killed Anthony Hill.
The grand jury in the case has just declined to indict and asked the district attorney to re-interview the first responding officer and witnesses to resolve conflicting statements.
Hill was reportedly in the midst of a mental breakdown when he went knocking on doors, confused and naked. He'd been released from the military with diagnosed bi-polar disorder and may have been off his medication.
The family and many in the community don't understand why the unarmed naked man was shot as a first course of action.
DeKalb County Public Safety Director Cedric Alexander told the press, “We have what we refer to as a continuum force.” Continuum force allows police in the heat of the moment the right to use deadly force, just as any private citizen would.
The D.A. has said he will consider the grand jury request for further investigation.
Refs:
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/.../74806886/
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/2839816...z3qA0DpuyG