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Toronto Sun
6 days ago
- General
- Toronto Sun
Judge dismisses murder charges against Atlanta cop in 2019 shooting of unarmed man in closet
Published Jun 04, 2025 • 3 minute read This image taken from video shows Jimmy Atchison's family holding a vigil Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Atlanta. Photo by WSBTV / AP ATLANTA — A federal judge has thrown out murder charges against a former Atlanta police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man hiding in a closet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account U.S. District Judge Michael Brown ruled Tuesday that Sung Kim, a 26-year veteran of the Atlanta police department, acted in self defense and shouldn't face charges in the 2019 killing of 21-year-old Jimmy Atchison. 'The evidence for self-defense is so overwhelming it is hard to understand how Georgia could have brought these charges in the first place, much less continued with them over the two-and-a-half years since,' Brown wrote in his ruling. 'Defendant's shooting of Mr. Atchison was textbook self-defense.' Kim was indicted in state court in 2022, but moved his case to federal court because he was assigned to an FBI fugitive task force when the shooting happened and thus was a federal officer. Atlanta activists have cited Atchison's death as an example of unjustified police violence against Black people. His name was often chanted by Atlanta protesters during Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The shooting also sparked policy changes. The Atlanta Police Department withdrew its officers from federal task forces because task force members weren't allowed to wear body cameras, meaning there is no video of Atchison's shooting. Officers returned after federal agencies began allowing local task force officers to wear cameras. Atchison was killed on Jan. 22, 2019, after Kim and other task force members tried to arrest him on charges that he stole a woman's purse and cellphone in an armed robbery. Kim retired from the Atlanta Police Department several months later. A Fulton County grand jury indicted Kim on charges that included felony murder and involuntary manslaughter. Officers forced their way into an apartment, prompting Atchison to jump out of a window, run through a second building and hide beneath a mound of clothes in a closet in another apartment. In his ruling, Brown rejected claims by a state witness that officers violated generally accepted police practices by entering the other apartment and the bedroom where Atchison was hiding. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Testimony showed Kim shot Atchison in the face after Kim either yelled for Atchison to not move or show his hands. Atchison suddenly moved his hands from under the clothes. Family members say Atchison was raising his hands to surrender when Kim shot him in the face. Kim and other officers testified that they believed Atchison's move was threatening, as if he had a gun. Brown ruled that fear was reasonable and justified a shooting in self-defense. 'Nothing required defendant to hold off shooting until he literally saw a gun in Mr. Atchison's hand,' the judge wrote. 'He had a reasonable belief Mr. Atchison was armed and was going to shoot him. That is all that matters.' Nabika Atchison, Jimmy Atchison's sister, said in a statement that relatives are 'deeply disappointed' by Brown's decision, 'but with today's climate surrounding police brutality, I can't say we are surprised.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Tanya Miller, a Democratic state House member and lawyer representing the Atchison family, said the decision is a 'painful subversion of justice.' 'This decision underscores the troubling gap in accountability when local officers operate on federal task forces _ a no-man's land where they can violate their own department's policies, the Constitution, take a young life, and still avoid standing trial,' Miller wrote in a text message. Don Samuel, a lawyer for Kim, said via email that the ruling was correct. 'It is hard to celebrate when a young man died,' Samuel wrote, 'but there is no doubt that the decision of the Fulton County DA's office to compound the tragedy by prosecuting Sung Kim was an inexcusable abuse of prosecutorial discretion.' The Georgia state conference of the NAACP called on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to appeal the ruling, saying it unjustly shields officers from accountability when they kill unarmed people. 'This ruling is not just a blow to the Atchison family's pursuit of justice — it's a threat to civil rights and public safety across the nation,' said Gerald Griggs, president of the Georgia NAACP. Crime World Celebrity Toronto & GTA Columnists
New York Post
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Actor from ‘The Wire' says his son was thrown 300 feet by tornado that destroyed their home: ‘This s–t ain't no movie'
'The Wire' actor Tray Chaney has revealed that his house in Georgia was destroyed by a tornado Thursday — with his 18-year-old son in intensive care after being thrown 300 feet out of his room. 'This s–t ain't no movie,' Chaney, who played Malik 'Poot' Carr on the famed HBO series, told fans in an Instagram video as he stood in front of the crumpled wreckage of his home in Locust Grove. Chaney said he was knocked unconscious by the tornado that hit around 3 p.m. Thursday, leaving him 'with my face in the mud and parts of my house on top of me.' Advertisement 'I woke up in a panic … screaming my son's name out,' he said of 18-year-old Malachi Chaney. Tray Chaney's son, Malachi Chaney, is in the ICU after a tornado tossed him 300 feet away from their family home. Instagram/traychaneyvision 'My son was thrown 300 feet out of his room,' he said, detailing how neighbors helped him find the teen in 'the woods behind my house.' Advertisement 'I lost my house, I lost everything in it,' the actor said. 'Thank god I'm still living. I survived a tornado. And my son, he survived,' he said as he prepared to see Malachi in the ICU with several broken ribs and a fractured bone in his face. 'Malachi is in this hospital fighting and me and my wife have not and will not leave his side,' he wrote. Chaney said he woke up after being unconscious and crawled out of rubble while screaming for his son. Instagram/traychaneyvision Advertisement The actor says he experienced vomiting and now has a 'big knot' on his head from the storm's impact. The Chaney family has since received an outpouring of support from friends and fans on social media. The National Weather Service is investigating the tornado's path, which reportedly struck just a half-mile from the track of another twister in April, WSBTV reported.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Construction on new South Terminal parking deck to add to delays at Atlanta's airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is getting a significant upgrade when it comes to parking. A $530 million, seven-level parking deck is under construction and expected to open in 2026. It will provide 6,700 additional parking spaces. As the work goes on, people arriving at the South Terminal should brace for potential delays for the rest of the year. But you will still have access to the South daily and hourly parking decks. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] With traffic funneled into just two lanes, airport officials urge you to slow down and allow extra time to reach the terminal. That shift will be in place for the rest of the year. They say the traffic pattern changes are necessary to modernize the airport's infrastructure and improve parking for the millions of passengers who come through the airport every year. TRENDING STORIES: Johns Creek teen cashes over $545K in fake checks to pay lawyer in separate fraud case, police say 4 identified in apparent murder-suicide in southeast GA 3 men dead, others injured after shooting at GA bar [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Crash closes lanes, caused delays on I-75/I-85 NB in midtown Atlanta
A crash had lanes closed on Interstate 75/Interstate 85 North in midtown Atlanta, right where I-75 northbound and I-85 northbound split. As of 11 p.m., two right lanes were closed and traffic was backing up just after 17th Street NW and before SR 13/Buford Highway. The crash cleared by 11:30 p.m. There is no word yet on any injuries. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Manhunt underway for man accused of taking infant hostage in Hogansville, assaulting officer Body found in search for missing kayaker at Lake Lanier Back at it again: Couple says contractor investigated by Channel 2 left them with unfinished pool [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
People's identities for sale; prices start at just $1
People's identities are up for sale. In some cases, prices start at just $1. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] We look at how this is happening and what you can do to protect yourself today on News Center 7 Daybreak from 4:25 a.m. until 7 a.m. TRENDING STORIES: Superload weighing almost 370K pounds could cause problems for Greene County drivers Dog dies after being found in basement of Ohio home Officer injured after police hit by vehicle, police say The prices start at $1 on online marketplaces to buy a Social Security number and more. Justin Gray, from our sister station WSB TV in Atlanta, reports he has even seen a spreadsheet of identities offered for free to a company for not paying a ransom in a data breach. 'You don't have to be very skilled. You just need to know where to look,' said Professor David Maimon. We will update this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
