Two Atlanta Police Department officers were fired Sunday after video showed them using 'excessive force' against two college students during Saturday night's protests, Atlanta's mayor announced.
Two Atlanta Police Department officers were fired Sunday after video showed them using"excessive force" against two college students during Saturday night's protests, Atlanta's mayor announced.
Officers were filmed in downtown Atlanta breaking the windows of the vehicle the two people were in, yanking a woman out of the car and tasing the man. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields said she recognized the two as Spelman College and Morehouse College students. Both schools are historically black colleges in Atlanta. "It was the worst experience of my life," said the woman, identified as Taniyah Pilgrim, 20.
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