Former Atlanta police officer indicted in the 2019 shooting death of Jimmy Atchison – KTVZ

By Nick Valencia and Ray Sanchez, CNN

For greater than three years, Jimmy Hill has saved a weekly vigil outdoors the places of work of the Fulton County district legal professional in Atlanta, distributing fliers about his son’s demise by the hands of police and demanding justice.

This week, former Atlanta police officer Sung Kim was indicted on expenses of felony homicide, involuntary manslaughter and violation of oath by public officer in reference to the capturing demise of 21-year-old Jimmy Atchison in January 2019, based on Jeff DiSantis, a spokesman for the DA’s workplace.

It’s not clear if Kim, who retired from the Atlanta Police Division, has an legal professional.

“Oh man, it hasn’t hit me but,” Hill mentioned over the telephone Friday night time.

The case had languished amidst a backlog of 1000’s of circumstances in Fulton County induced partially by the Covid-19 pandemic, CNN beforehand reported.

“It’ll hit me in a minute,” Hill mentioned. “I’m relieved however we nonetheless have much more to battle.”

Hill, 60, mentioned he realized of the grand jury indictment from his legal professional earlier Friday. His household expects to carry a information convention with the members of the NAACP and their legal professional on Monday.

Atchison was shot and killed on January 22, 2019, by the Atlanta police officer. Atchison was unarmed when he was shot within the face after a foot chase.

An investigation by the earlier administration on the Fulton County DA’s workplace discovered the capturing to be unjustified and advisable the officer who killed Atchison be charged with felony homicide.

The officer has mentioned he believed Atchison was armed however investigators later confirmed he was not, the Atlanta Journal-Structure beforehand reported.

Officers had been pursuing Atchison at an condominium advanced whereas attempting to arrest him on a warrant.

Georgia NAACP Chapter President Gerald Griggs mentioned he acquired a letter from the DA’s workplace in April stating there was a backlog of 11,000 circumstances — attributable partially to the pandemic — plus an estimated 55,000 circumstances that weren’t correctly closed by the earlier administration, CNN has reported.

Lately different households whose youngsters have been killed by police have joined Hill on the weekly demonstrations, holding posters with pictures and details about the circumstances.

“A few of these households are barely holding on to their sanity,” Hill instructed CNN in October. “Individuals don’t perceive what police brutality does to the household and the group. It challenges your psychological well being.”

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