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| Subject: Lawyer: Georgia police officer stalked and hunted fleeing black man Sun Jul 01, 2018 1:42 am | |
| ATLANTA -- A white Georgia police officer accused of shooting a fleeing black man stalked and hunted Anthony Green like an animal, a lawyer for the man's family said at a news conference Friday. Attorney Malik Shabazz also said the manslaughter charge filed against Kingsland Police Officer Zechariah Presley is highly unusual in a police shooting - and he praised authorities for taking swift action. "It is a rare occurrence in the United States of America where a police officer is charged with killing anyone, particularly an African-American man," said Shabazz, who is president of Black Lawyers for Justice and also representing Green's family. "That shows how strong the evidence must be." The officer was "obviously stalking Mr. Green, hunting him down in a fashion that we believe is like an animal at this point," said Shabazz.
Officer Zechariah Presley (left) is charged with the shooting death of Anthony Green (right) in Kingsland, Georgia.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anthony-green-shooting-lawyer-georgia-police-officer-zechariah-presley-stalked-and-hunted-black-man/ |
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