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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelly Rissman

Family of 62-year-old Atlanta deacon who died after police used a stun gun wants murder charge

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The family of an Atlanta church deacon whose death was ruled a homicide after a police officer shocked him with a stun gun has demanded that murder charges be brought.

An autopsy report ruled that 62-year-old Johnny Hollman’s death was a homicide, with his history of heart disease, as well as the electrical shock from the Taser, contributing to his death.

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