Family of Black man who died in Atlanta police encounter ask for murder charge
by The Associated Press and Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#6FERG)
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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