Police in Georgia killed an unarmed black man at an apartment complex yesterday afternoon, authorities say.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that an officer with the Dekalb County police responded to a call about a naked man knocking on doors and causing a disturbance at The Heights at Chamblee apartments. According to the Journal-Constitution, the officer opened fire at Anthony Hill when the 27-year-old charged at him:
The man ran at the officer and ignored demands to stop before the officer shot him twice, Alexander said. He said he did not know the distance between the officer and the man when the shots were fired, if the man was charging the officer or just running and if the officer should have deployed his Taser. That will all be part of the investigation, he said.
Hill, a musician and Air Force veteran, acknowledged his struggles with bipolar disorder on Twitter:
I am thankful to be something other than normal. I don't fight my circumstance, I embrace it. I love myself. Always #IAmBipolar
— Lanta (@AntHeezie) March 5, 2015The officer, whose identity has not been released, has been placed on administrative leave. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will reportedly step in an handle the investigation to determine if the officer followed proper conduct.
