All research compiled by S.M. Johnson
UPDATE: Following the murder of Gabriel Sam Parker, this database was updated to include information about his case. Also included below is the shooting death of Joseph Lee Humbles and the 2021 Georgia Police Shooting Map. To date, Georgia police officers have shot 59 people; three have occurred in Atlanta, of which two involved the Atlanta Police Department.
Editor’s note: This database contains a sample of incidents to illuminate certain details pertaining to the issues of police brutality and gun violence in the City of Atlanta. To be clear, it is nowhere near a complete overview of all incidents that have taken place in Atlanta between Dec. 2017 and now.
This database consists of 31 cases. In Georgia, there were a total of 288 officer-involved shootings police shootings between 2018 and 2020. Forty-six people were killed by police in Georgia last year. One article covering activist Oscar Cain’s death in March 2019 states he was the 26th person to be killed by police in Atlanta that year.
This sample was collected based on the following criteria: it was reported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and it directly involved an Atlanta police officer. Researcher S.M. Johnson compiled the following information for each incident: date, address of incident, officer(s) involved, police zone, city council district, city councilmember, the GBI press release, Mayor Keisha Bottoms’ response, and subsequent news coverage and reports.
Of the 15 people killed by Atlanta police listed here, Rayshard Brooks was the only case that received an official response from Mayor Bottoms. Her response was delivered in a press conference.
One thing that couldn’t go unnoticed as we compiled and fact-checked the data: it seems that unless a video goes viral, the news barely makes a ripple in the media’s attention, both national and local. Most of these incidents have accompanying news reports, but nothing substantial in regards to humanizing the victims in cases of death, following up in cases with unanswered questions, following up in the interest of justice for victims or their families, or seemingly any interest in cultivating a response from officials outside of the police. — Aja Arnold ]
Deaths
Altman Hall, 34
Note: Hall passed in January 2018, two weeks after the shooting.
Date: Dec. 28, 2017
Address of incident: 204 Linkwood Rd. NW
Officer(s) involved: APD SWAT. Officers not named.
Police Zone: 1
City Council District: 10
City Councilmember: Andrea Boone
GBI Press Release: 12/29/2017
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: 11 Alive, AJC, Patch, CBS 46
Other: City Council (1) (2), Lawsuit
Victim’s name unknown (East Point)
Date: Feb. 2, 2018
Address of incident: 1029 Cleveland Ave.
Officer(s) involved: Multiple APD officers (up to five)
Disciplinary action: Officers placed on administrative leave
GBI Press Release: 2/3/2018
News Coverage: Fox 5 (1) (2), AJC (1) (2), WSB-TV
David Darden, 36
Date: Feb. 9, 2018
Address of incident: Doane St. SW
Officer(s) involved: Shot by Georgia State Patrol; original call was from APD
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 1
City Councilmember: Carla Smith
GBI Press Release: 2/12/2018
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: AJC, Patch, KSL/Associated Press, Fox 5
Dashaun Shepard, age unknown
Date: April 12, 2018
Address of incident: 1400 block of Kennesaw Drive
Officer(s) involved: APD SWAT
Police Zone: 1
City Council District: 3
City Councilmember: Antonio Brown
GBI Press Release: N/A. News reports mention GBI investigations, but no official press release from GBI was made.
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: AJC, WSB-TV, CBS 46
Jeremiah Perdue, 33
Date: Aug. 19, 2018
Address of incident: 1032 Metropolitan Pkwy.
Officer(s) involved: Four APD officers fired their service guns
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 12
City Councilmember: Joyce Sheperd
GBI Press Release: 8/19/2019
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: AJC, WSB-TV, Patch, AP News, CBS 46, 11 Alive
D’ettrick Griffin, 18
Date: Jan. 15, 2019
Address of incident: 490 Whitehall St. SW (Corner of Whitehall and
McDaniel Street)
Officer(s) involved: APD officer and member of Mayor Bottoms’ security detail, Oliver Simmonds
Police Zone: 5
City Council District: 4
City Councilmember: Cleta Winslow
GBI Press Release: 1/16/2019
Mayor Bottoms response: One awareness comment from her office of communications; none from Bottoms directly
News Coverage: 11 Alive (1) (2) (3), AJC (1) (2) (3), CBS 46 (1) (2), WSB-TV, Patch, theGrio, Al-Jazeera
Other: 11 Alive videos (1) (2), Lawsuit (1) (2)
Jimmy Atchison, 21
Date: Jan. 22, 2019
Address of incident: 3000 block of Middleton Road
Officer(s) involved: Sung Kim, APD in accordance with FBI
Police Zone: 1
City Council District: 10
City Councilmember: Andrea Boone
GBI Press Release: N/A. News reports mention GBI investigations, but no official press release from GBI was made.
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: AJC (1) (2) (3) (4) (5), 11 Alive, MSN, CBS-46, First Coast News
Other: 11 Alive videos (1) (2) (3)
Oscar Cain, 32
Date: March 31, 2019
Address of incident: Connell Avenue SW, near the GOLDRUSH Showbar
Officer(s) involved: Marquee Kelley, APD
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 12
City Councilmember: Joyce Sheperd
GBI Press Release: 4/2/2019
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: CBS-46, AJC, Fox 5, WSB-TV, Blavity, ASFC, Workers World, Al-Jazeera, Where Is the Buzz
Andrew Smyrna, 32
Date: Jan. 23, 2020
Address of incident: 100 block of Leslie Street SE
Officer(s) involved: Georgia State Patrol was the shooter, but they were assisting APD
Police Zone: 6
City Council District: 5
City Councilmember: Natalyn Archibong
GBI Press Release: 1/24/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: WSB-TV, Fox 5, AJC
Edward Barnett III, 28
Date: Feb. 9, 2020
Address of incident: 201 Courtland St. SE
Officer(s) involved: Unclear
Police Zone: 5
City Council District: 5
City Councilmember: Natalyn Archibong
GBI Press Release: 2/10/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: AJC, Newsbreak, MDJ Online, Clayton News, Fox 5
William Simpkins (aka El Shaddai Dion Simpkins), 39
Date: March 17, 2020
Address of incident: 1049 Juniper St.
Officer(s) involved: Six APD officers
Police Zone: 5
City Council District: 2
City Councilmember: Amir Farokhi
GBI Press Release: 3/17/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: WSB-TV, AJC
Other: Metro DC Police Missing Bulletin
Rayshard Brooks, 27
Date: June 12, 2020
Address of incident: 125 University Ave.
Officer(s) involved: Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 12
City Councilmember: Joyce Sheperd
GBI Press Release: 6/13/2020 (contains updates)
Mayor Bottoms response: Press conference. Called for termination of officer; states she does not believe this was justified use of deadly force.
News Coverage: Radio.com, WABE, CNN, Fox 5, The Guardian, The Mainline, The New York Times, BBC, Washington Post, others
Other: Joyce Sheperd’s response
DeArian Bell, 28
Date: Sept. 21, 2020
Address of incident: 510 Cassanova St. SE
Officer(s) involved: Ariel McDonald
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 1
City Councilmember: Carla Smith
GBI Press Release: 9/28/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: AJC, CBS 46, WSB-TV
Dayvon ‘King Von’ Bennett, 26
Mark Blakely, 34
Date: Nov. 6, 2020
Address of incident: 255 Trinity Ave.
Officer(s) involved: Two APD officers, one on-duty and one off-duty
(Note: Victims were shot by someone else before officers shot. Six men were shot during a group altercation and officer encounter.)
Police Zone: 5
City Council District: 4
City Councilmember: Cleta Winslow
GBI Press Release: 11/9/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: Chicago Sun Times, CBS 46, AJC
Other: Twitter (1) (2) (3), APD statement
Frederick Demor Asberry, 25
Date: Nov. 15, 2020
Address of incident: 150 Pine St. NE
Officer(s) involved: Willis Graham
Police Zone: 5
City Council District: 2
City Councilmember: Amir Farokhi
GBI Press Release: 11/15/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: News Channel 9, MSN, WSB-TV, AJC
Joseph Lee Humbles, 29
Date: June 30, 2021
Address of incident: 710 Peachtree Street
Officer(s) involved: Khuong Thai and Joshua Lovreta
Police Zone: 5
City Council District: 2
City Councilmember: Amir Farokhi
GBI Press Release: 7/1/2021
APD News Release: 6/30/2021
Mayor Bottoms response: 6/30/2021
News Coverage: WSB-TV, AP, 11Alive, AJC
Gabriel Sam Parker, 38
Date: July 25, 2021
Address of incident: James Jackson Pkwy near the former site of Bowen Homes
Officer(s) involved: Atlanta Police Department-APEX unit
Police Zone: 1
City Council District: 9
City Councilmember: Dustin Hillis
GBI Press Release: 7/25/2021
APD News Release: 7/26/21
Mayor Bottoms response: none
News Coverage: Mainline, CBS46, WSB-TV, 11Alive, AJC, AJC2, Fox5
(Note: CW, The Fox5 video includes the actual moment Mr. Parker was shot.)
Injuries
Donnie E. Daniels, 38
Date: Feb. 8, 2018
Address of incident: S. River Ind. Blvd. and Forrest Park Rd.
Officer(s) involved: Three APD officers fired their service weapons
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 1
City Councilmember: Carla Smith
GBI Press Release: 2/9/2018
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News Coverage: AJC
Victim’s name unknown
Date: 2/24/2018
Address of incident: 2000 block of Hapeville Road SW
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 12
City Councilmember: Joyce Sheperd
GBI Press Release: 2/25/2018
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: WSB-TV
Jamal Baker, 17
Date: May 4, 2018
Address of incident: 532 Cleveland Ave.
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 12
City Councilmember: Joyce Sheperd
GBI Press Release: 5/4/2018
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: CBS 46, 11 Alive
Nicholas D. White, 23
Note: This shooting was one of three police-involved shootings in metro Atlanta in 24 hours.
Date: June 20, 2018
Address of incident: 2685 Old Hapeville Rd.
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 12
City Councilmember: Joyce Sheperd
GBI Press Release: 6/29/2018
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: AJC, 11 Alive
Timothy B. Ford, 47
Date: June 29, 2018
Address of incident: 159 Forsyth St. SW
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 5
City Council District: 4
City Councilmember: Cleta Winslow
GBI Press Release: 6/29/2018
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: AJC (1) (2)
Victim’s name not verified
Date: July 26, 2018
Address of incident: 1003 McDaniel St.
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 12
City Councilmember: Sheperd
GBI Press Release: 7/26/2018
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: WSB-TV
Victoria Cabey, 32
Date: 2/3/2019
Address of incident: 620 Parkway Dr. NE
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 6
City Council District: 2
City Councilmember: Amir Farokhi
GBI Press Release: 2/3/2019
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: AJC, 11 Alive, CBS 46
Willie Banks, 34
Note: The US News report states this shooting was one in three shootings committed by Georgia police officers in one day.
Date: Feb. 26, 2019
Address of incident: Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SW and Whitehouse Drive SW
Officer(s) involved: APD officer and East Point police officer
Police Zone: 1
City Council District: 4
City Councilmember: Cleta Winslow
GBI Press Release: 2/27/2019
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: AJC (1) (2), 11 Alive, CBS 46, US News
Kenneth Gilbert, Sr., 56
Kenneth Gilbert, Jr., 29
Date: March 13, 2019
Address of incident: Moreland Avenue SE and Arkwright Place SE
Officer(s) involved: APD SWAT
Police Zone: 6
City Council District: 5
City Councilmember: Natalyn Archibong
GBI Press Release: 3/14/2019
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: CBS 46, AJC, MDJ Online
Christian Edlin, 21
Date: Jan. 18, 2020
Address of incident: 3393 Peachtree Rd.
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 1
City Council District: 7
City Councilmember: Howard Shook
GBI Press Release: 1/19/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: Federal News Network, 11 Alive (1) (2), Fox 28, AJC, Fox 5, Chattanooga Times Free Press, WKYT, WSB-TV
Tammy Patrice Black, 52
Date: March 23, 2020
Address of incident: 2848 Eleanor Terrace NW
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 1
City Council District: 9
City Councilmember: Dustin Hillis
GBI Press Release: 3/23/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: AJC, CBS 46, 11 Alive, Fox 5
Victim’s name unknown
Note: The victim was one in four suspects involved in the incident.
Date: March 23, 2020
Address of incident: 600 Martin St.
Officer(s) involved: Multiple APD officers, unnamed
Police Zone: 3
City Council District: 1
City Councilmember: Carla Smith
GBI Press Release: 3/23/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: AJC, CBS 46 (1) (2), WSB-TV, 11 Alive
Byron McNeal, 24
Date: April 24, 2020
Address of incident: 100 block of Boulevard NE
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 6
City Council District: 2
City Councilmember: Amir Farokhi
GBI Press Release: 4/25/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: AJC
Reginald Carter, 30
Date: May 26, 2020
Address of incident: Parkway Drive and Wabash Avenue
Officer(s) involved: Multiple APD officers, unnamed
Police Zone: 6
City Council District: 2
City Councilmember: Amir Farokhi
GBI Press Release: 5/26/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: AJC, 11 Alive, CBS 46, Fox 5, Newsbreak
Jonqurious Ty’Edward Kindel, 20
Note: The APD officer tased Kindel, who then allegedly shot himself with his own handgun.
Date: Aug. 5, 2020
Address of incident: 3041 Landrum Dr.
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 4
City Council District: 11
City Councilmember: Marci Collier Overstreet
GBI Press Release: 8/5/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: CBS 46, AJC, 11 Alive, Newsbreak
Other: Gun Violence Archive
Two unidentified males
Note: It remains unknown whether or not the two men sustained injuries from fires shot due to their escape.
Date: Aug. 29, 2020
Address of incident: 80 13th St. NE
Officer(s) involved: One unnamed APD officer
Police Zone: 5
City Council District: 2
City Councilmember: Amir Farokhi
GBI Press Release: 8/30/2020
Mayor Bottoms response: None
News coverage: None
Additional resources:
Map of all 2018 police shootings in Georgia
Map of all 2019 police shootings in Georgia
Map of all 2020 police shootings in Georgia
