ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta`s police chief on Tuesday fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black church deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man`s death.

Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Officer Kiran Kimbrough didn`t follow department procedures Aug. 10 when he didn`t wait until a supervisor arrived to arrest Johnny Hollman Sr. The chief said he decided to fire Kimbrough after an internal investigation concluded Monday.

“Part of my job is to

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