This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/26/police-officer-resigns-anthony-hill-shooting-atlanta
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| White police officer who fatally shot unarmed black veteran has resigned | White police officer who fatally shot unarmed black veteran has resigned |
| (7 months later) | |
| Robert Olsen was indicted on several charges in the shooting death of Anthony Hill, a naked, mentally ill man who was shot and killed outside Atlanta | |
| Associated Press | |
| Tue 26 Jan 2016 23.45 GMT | |
| Last modified on Wed 20 Sep 2017 17.10 BST | |
| Share on Facebook | |
| Share on Twitter | |
| Share via Email | |
| View more sharing options | |
| Share on LinkedIn | |
| Share on Pinterest | |
| Share on Google+ | |
| Share on WhatsApp | |
| Share on Messenger | |
| Close | |
| Police say a white Atlanta-area police officer who shot a naked, mentally ill black veteran who was unarmed has resigned. | Police say a white Atlanta-area police officer who shot a naked, mentally ill black veteran who was unarmed has resigned. |
| Major Stephen Fore with the DeKalb County police department says Officer Robert Olsen resigned from the department on Monday. | Major Stephen Fore with the DeKalb County police department says Officer Robert Olsen resigned from the department on Monday. |
| Olsen was indicted last week on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault, violating oath of office and making a false statement in the shooting death of Anthony Hill. | Olsen was indicted last week on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault, violating oath of office and making a false statement in the shooting death of Anthony Hill. |
| Olsen shot Hill on 9 March while responding to a call of a naked man behaving erratically outside a suburban Atlanta apartment complex. The family of the 27-year-old Hill says he was a US air force veteran who struggled with mental health problems. | Olsen shot Hill on 9 March while responding to a call of a naked man behaving erratically outside a suburban Atlanta apartment complex. The family of the 27-year-old Hill says he was a US air force veteran who struggled with mental health problems. |
| Olsen’s attorney, Don Samuel, has said his client will be exonerated when all evidence is presented at trial. | Olsen’s attorney, Don Samuel, has said his client will be exonerated when all evidence is presented at trial. |
| US policing | |
| Atlanta | |
| US crime | |
| Share on Facebook | |
| Share on Twitter | |
| Share via Email | |
| Share on LinkedIn | |
| Share on Pinterest | |
| Share on Google+ | |
| Share on WhatsApp | |
| Share on Messenger | |
| Reuse this content |