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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Gustaf Kilander

Atlanta looks to pause homeless camp removals after man was run over and killed by city truck during clearing

Atlanta is set to pause the clearing of homeless encampments after a man in his 40s was killed by a city truck when his camp was removed.

Mayor Andre Dickens is speaking out following the death of Cornelius Taylor on January 16, when he was killed after an Atlanta City Public Works truck rolled over his tent, witnesses say, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Taylor was killed on Old Wheat Street near Ebenezer Baptist Church and the King Center. Witnesses said he was asleep when city officials said they were going to clear the encampment.

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