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Atlanta police call out sick to protest charges in shooting

by Associated Press
| June 18, 2020 2:03 PM

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police officers called out sick Thursday to protest the filing of murder charges against an officer who shot a man in the back, while the interim chief acknowledged members of the force feel abandoned amid protests demanding massive changes to policing.

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