Article 6FERG Family of Black man who died in Atlanta police encounter ask for murder charge

Family of Black man who died in Atlanta police encounter ask for murder charge

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Video of incident in which Johnny Hollman Sr died will be released as early as Thursday, Fulton county spokesperson says

The family of a 62-year-old Black deacon who died after an Atlanta police officer shocked him with a stun gun contends that the officer should be charged with murder.

Relatives of Johnny Hollman Sr have seen video of the traffic stop that led to his death on 10 August - and, after a meeting with prosecutors on Monday, their lawyer said it could be publicly released as early as Thursday.

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