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(ATLANTA) — The Fulton County District Attorney’s office released body camera footage on Wednesday that shows the incident that led to the tasing death of Johnny Hollman, the 62-year-old Atlanta deacon who died on Aug. 10 after he was shocked with a stun gun by an Atlanta police officer during a traffic stop.

The hour and six-minute-long video showed an argument ensuing between Hollman and now-former Atlanta Police Officer Kiran Kimbrough after Hollman refused to sign a traffic ticket saying he was at fault for the traffic accident Kimbrough was responding to.

Hollman repeatedly told Kimbrough he’d done “nothing wrong.” The officer asked Hollman to sign the ticket before he called his sergeant to the scene, also saying Hollman had to sign the ticket “or I’m gonna take you to jail.”

Hollman told Kimbrough “I didn’t do nothing wrong.”

The interaction escalated when Kimbrough attempted to arrest Hollman and the deacon resisted. The officer pinned Hollman to the ground to handcuff him. The body camera video of the seconds leading up to the incident is often covered and the details of the interaction are not clear.

The officer first activated the Taser’s Warning Arc, a setting in the taser that makes the device sound and look as if it will be fired and “may deter a subject without having to deploy a cartridge,” according to AXON’s website, the manufacturer of the taser used by Kimbrough.

While being pinned to the ground, Hollman repeatedly said “I can’t breathe.”

Moments later, Kimbrough activated his taser gun. The video appears to show Hollman becoming unresponsive almost immediately after being tased. A few minutes later, Kimbrough is seen in the video checking Hollman’s neck for a pulse.

While on his radio, Kimbrough said, “This guy’s bleeding pretty bad,” referring to Hollman. He later said that he had punched Hollman “a couple of times” when recounting what had happened.

Hollman’s family, who is set to speak out in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, has been calling for the release of the body camera footage for months amid a joint investigation into the incident by the Atlanta Police Department (APD) and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is also investigating the incident.

“Whatever happened, they killed my daddy,” Hollman’s daughter, Arnitra Hollman, told ABC News’ Linsey Davis in an interview that aired in August.

Arnitra Hollman said that she was on the phone with her father during his interaction with the police officer and claimed that the officer was “aggressive” with her father and she later heard him say, “I can’t breathe.”

“When I got to the scene, my daddy was already dead,” she said.

“My dad has chronic asthma he’s had ever since he was a child. If he tells you he can’t breathe, you have to stop whatever you’re doing,” she added.

An autopsy conducted by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office lists Hollman’s manner of death as “homicide.” The report, a copy of which was obtained by ABC News, lists “Cardiac dysrhythmia due to use of conducted energy device in association with hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” as the cause of death.

A spokesperson for GBI told ABC News on Tuesday, “The GBI investigation is complete and has been given to the Fulton County DA’s Office for next steps.”

According to a release from the Atlanta Police Department, an Atlanta police officer arrived at the scene of a minor traffic accident on Aug. 10 at around 11:20 p.m. where he determined that Hollman was “at-fault” and issued him a traffic citation. Hollman refused to sign the citation, an arrestable offense at the time of the incident, according to APD.

“The driver became agitated and uncooperative. The officer attempted to take the driver into custody, but he resisted, and a struggle ensued,” the statement said. “After several minutes struggling with the driver, the officer utilized his taser and, with the help of a witness, placed him into handcuffs.”

According to police, Kimbrough then realized that Hollman had become “unresponsive” so he called emergency medical services to the scene. Hollman was then taken to Grady Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Kimbrough was initially placed on administrative leave amid an internal investigation. The APD announced on Oct. 10 that Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum “terminated Officer Kimbrough for failing to follow the department’s standard operating procedures” during Hollman’s arrest by failing to call a supervisor to the scene before the arrest for failing to sign the traffic citation.

Following the officer’s termination, Kimbrough’s attorney Lance LoRusso told the Associated Press in a statement that Kimbrough “vehemently denies any wrongdoing or policy violations.”

LoRusso told ABC News in a statement on Tuesday that Kimbrough has appealed his termination and maintained that the officer’s arrest of Hollman was “lawful.”

“The Atlanta Police investigation confirmed Officer Kimbrough deployed his city-issued TASER and used force in a manner consistent with his training and Georgia law,” LoRusso said. “Following his arrest, Officer Kimbrough made numerous efforts to secure medical evaluation for Mr. Hollman.”

According to APD, the department has reevaluated its standard of operations regarding traffic citations since Hollman’s death and changed its policy to allow officers to write “refusal to sign” on tickets, rather than make an arrest.

According to the APD, officers found a handgun and nine baggies of marijuana in Hollman’s vehicle after his death. ABC News reached out to the police department to confirm whether the handgun was legal or not, but APD did not immediately respond.

“Every single person and life in the City of Atlanta matters to me,” Schierbaum said in a statement on Oct. 10. “I understand the difficult and dangerous job that our officers do each and every day throughout the city. I do not arrive at these decisions lightly. Only after a diligent review of all of the facts, while ensuring the due process of our officers, do I arrive at my decision.”

Hollman family attorney Mawuli Davis had called for the release of the body camera footage ahead of protests in Atlanta following Hollman’s death.

He told ABC News in an August interview that he hopes the release of the footage will allow the family to “have answers.”

“This was a simple traffic accident,” Davis said at the time. “You should be able to go home after a traffic accident, you should not die out in an Atlanta street because you’re in a collision, and police are too aggressive.”

ABC News’ Ayesha Ali contributed to this report.

 

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(NEW YORK) — The Rainbow Bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada at Niagara Falls, New York, has been closed after a vehicle explosion, according to the FBI and local authorities.

The Niagara Falls mayor’s office said the incident involved a vehicle crossing into the U.S. from Canada.

The FBI is at the scene.

Ron Rienas, GM of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, told ABC News all four Canada-U.S. bridges over the Niagara River have been closed out of an abundance of caution while the Rainbow Bridge investigation continues.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said, “At my direction, the New York State Police is actively working with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force to monitor all points of entry to New York. I am traveling to Buffalo to meet with law enforcement and emergency responders and will update New Yorkers when more information becomes available.”

The Buffalo Niagara International Airport said it’ll be increasing security, with car checks and additional screenings for travelers.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

 

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(LOS ANGELES) — With cases of a serious respiratory illness affecting dogs on the rise, veterinarians are trying to figure out what is making these canines so sick.

The unknown illness has been reported in multiple states, including Oregon, California and Colorado.

Dr. Lindsey Ganzer, a veterinarian and the owner and CEO of North Springs Veterinary Referral Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has treated 35 such cases so far.

What are the symptoms of the illness affecting dogs?

Ganzer told “Good Morning America” one of the symptoms of the mystery illness is a cough that can last for weeks.

“Typical signs are starting with a cough, eye or nasal discharge, progressing to more of a wet cough, lethargy, fever, not wanting to eat,” Ganzer said.

“You’ll notice that their respiratory rate and effort are increased. Their gums might turn blue or purple,” Ganzer continued.

With an estimated 50 million Americans hitting the road for Thanksgiving, Ganzer responded to “GMA” viewers’ questions and concerns about how to keep their furry friends safe during the upcoming holiday season.

Should I take any precautions to avoid the respiratory illness?

Ganzer recommends staying away from boarding or bringing your dog to an environment with other dogs, at least temporarily.

“Most important thing is to avoid any areas where there are a lot of dogs in that space. So avoid boarding them. Avoid doggie day cares, going to the groomer, going to dog parks,” Ganzer said.

Are cats affected by the respiratory illness?

“Right now, we’re only seeing it in dogs,” Ganzer said. “Typically, bacteria and viruses don’t necessarily spread from species to species. So I would say dogs right now.”

How can I keep my dog from getting the respiratory illness?

“We don’t know how it’s spread, whether it is direct contact or whether it is through the air. If your dog is symptomatic, definitely get seen by a veterinarian sooner rather than later,” Ganzer said. “The earlier that treatment starts, the better chance they have of not progressing and developing into a pneumonia.”

What if my dog is showing symptoms of the respiratory illness?

Experts like Ganzer say if owners do see their pets exhibiting symptoms of the mystery illness, they should apply the best practices we learned from the coronavirus pandemic and isolate the dog and then seek medical attention.

 

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(NEW YORK) — California passed a new law that will mandate K-12 students to learn media literacy as part of their modules plan.

The bill is designed to help students develop skills in identifying false information online amid a worrying rise in distrust in the media.

Signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in October, Bill No. 873 requires media literary content to be incorporated into the mathematics, science and history-social science curriculum frameworks.

The bill, which will commence in January 2024, was introduced by Assemblymember Marc Berman, a Democrat representing San Mateo County in Northern California.

In a statement via his website, Berman highlighted the importance of integrating the course into the school syllabus, saying,”Teaching media literacy is a key strategy to support our children, their families, and our society that are inundated with misinformation and disinformation on social media networks and digital platforms.”

“As we’ve seen too often in the last decade, what happens online can have the most terrifying of real-world impacts,” the statement continued. “From climate denial to vaccine conspiracy theories to the January 6 attack on our nation’s Capital, the spread of online misinformation has had global and deadly consequences.”

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(WRANGELL, Alaska) — At least three people are dead and three others are believed to be missing following a “large landslide” in Alaska, officials said.

The landslide was reported along the Zimovia Highway at mile 11 shortly before 9 p.m. local time Monday near Wrangell, a city in the Alaska Panhandle, officials said.

Three homes were determined to be directly in the path of the landslide — two houses on the mountainside and one on the waterside of the highway — according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety. One of the mountainside homes is believed to have been empty at the time, officials said.

Emergency responders from the Wrangell police and fire departments, Alaska Wildlife Troopers and other agencies responded immediately and “started a hasty search to look for survivors,” the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

The body of a deceased female juvenile from the waterside house was located during the search Monday night, according to Alaska Department of Public Safety spokesperson Austin McDaniel.

Two more deceased adults were located Tuesday, Alaska Search and Rescue said in a press release.

Three people — two juveniles and one adult — are believed to be missing with search and rescue K9 teams from SEA Dogs in Juneau and Wrangell Search and Rescue actively searching on the ground, according to Tuesday evening’s press release.

Search and rescue efforts are ongoing, he said during a press briefing Tuesday afternoon.

A woman who lived on the mountainside of the highway was rescued Tuesday morning and is listed in good condition, McDaniel said.

The Alaska State Troopers are leading the search and rescue effort. The ground search had been briefly paused Tuesday due to the hazardous conditions, though a geologist has since cleared some of the areas of the slide for ground searches to begin, McDaniel said.

The U.S. Coast Guard is also conducting water searches and a drone operator is assisting in the search, officials said.

Officials advised individuals not to enter the slide area, as additional landslides are possible in the area. Residents in the area have been urged to evacuate into Wrangell. About 20 to 30 people have mostly evacuated, officials said.

The Zimovia Highway remains closed to traffic south of mile 6.l

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has declared a state disaster for the landslide.

“We are offering Wrangell all the resources our state has available,” Dunleavy said in a statement.

The landslide is estimated to have measured 500 feet across at the highway, officials said.

This type of landslide — known as a debris flow — can occur throughout southeast Alaska where there are steep slopes, according to Alaska Department of Natural Resources geologist Barrett Salisbury.

The debris flow occurs when the soil becomes saturated and cannot hold itself in place and typically contains water, soil, rocks, trees and other debris, he said.

“They’re notably destructive and they can travel upwards of about 35 mph,” Salisbury told reporters.

Several days of intense rainfall or short periods of “extremely intense rainfall” increase the risk of a landslide, he said.

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(WESTCLIFFE, Colo.) — A suspect is in custody in connection with a rural Colorado shooting that left three people dead and one in critical condition, authorities said.

The arrest follows a day-long manhunt for the suspect — identified by authorities as Hanme K. Clark, 45, of Westcliffe. He was arrested by New Mexico State Police, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday afternoon.

A property dispute led to the shooting, which occurred along a “property line in the wooded area” in Custer County, according to the Custer County Sheriff’s Office.

Law enforcement responded to the scene at about 1 p.m. local time Monday to a report of shots fired, officials said.

Three people — two men and a woman — had been fatally shot, while another woman was in critical condition but is expected to survive, the sheriff’s office said.

An arrest warrant had been issued for Clark on three counts of first-degree murder, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office.

Amid the manhunt, police were searching for a white Ram 1500 pickup associated with the suspect, the sheriff’s office said.

The vehicle was spotted at a Walmart in Salida following the shooting, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. The occupant purchased several items in the Walmart and then left in the vehicle “in the direction of the Methodist Mountain residential area,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

Shelter-in-place orders that had been implemented in Custer and Chaffee counties amid the search for the suspect have since been lifted.

Custer County Sheriff Rich Smith said the shooting was reported near a residence on Rocky Ridge Road in Westcliffe. The shooting occurred in a wooded area along a gravel road, Smith said.

It took first responders about 21 minutes to arrive at the scene, in a “remote” area of the county, Smith said.

The first arriving responders made a “high-risk entry to the crime scene,” as they did not know the location of the shooter, Smith said.

“We could not have responded to an incident of this magnitude without all the help we got from our community,” Smith said during emotional remarks at a press briefing on Tuesday. “I hate to see gun violence in my community.”

The three deceased victims were identified by the sheriff’s office as Rob Geers, 63; his wife, Beth Wade Geers, 73; and James Daulton, 58. The fourth victim, Patty Daulton — the wife of James Daulton — is being treated at a trauma center and is improving, the sheriff’s office said.

One person was not shot in the incident and was able to run to safety, Smith said.

The victims were from multiple families, according to the sheriff.

“All of the deceased are involved with a property dispute involving the suspect,” said Smith, who told reporters there had been an ongoing court battle between neighbors and the suspect over access to an “informal gravel road” on the suspect’s property that some neighbors currently have the legal right to drive on.

The shooting occurred on one of the victim’s property, Smith said.

Amid the manhunt, Smith said they had been in touch with the suspect’s family members and associates. Authorities learned the suspect may have headed south to New Mexico, and he was apprehended during a high-risk felony traffic stop near Albuquerque, Smith said.

Clark was in the Ram pickup with his girlfriend, according to Smith. No one was injured in the arrest, he said.

“I hope that this brings relief to the neighborhood and to the community, and more importantly closure to the families of the victims and their friends,” Smith told reporters.

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(ATLANTA) — A Fulton County judge on Tuesday rejected a request to revoke the bond of Harrison Floyd, one of the co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, after District Attorney Fani Willis personally argued for him to be jailed immediately.

Judge Scott McAfee found that Floyd violated the conditions of his bond “in several instances” after he posted multiple tweets tagging witnesses in the case — but the judged ruled that “not every violation compels revocation.”

Instead, he said he would “modify” the bond conditions in some way “to specifically prohibit public comment about witnesses” moving forward.

The hearing marked the first time that Willis has personally presented arguments in court related to the case.

“The state is requesting — so that there’s no mistake as to what we’re asking for — that his bond be revoked and he be remanded back into custody,” Willis told the judge during Tuesday’s hearing regarding Floyd, who prosecutors alleged engaged in “a pattern of intimidation” toward other co-defendants and witnesses, in violation of the conditions of his release.

Floyd’s attorney pushed back on the state’s assertions, saying Floyd did not intimidate anyone.

“This is political speech your honor. And they’re trying to silence it,” his lawyer said.

Floyd, one of 18 defendants who over the summer pleaded not guilty, along with Trump, to all charges in a sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia.

All 19 defendants surrendered for processing and were subsequently released on bond. Defendants Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, Jena Ellis and Scott Hall subsequently took plea deals in exchange for agreeing to testify against other defendants.

In a filing last week, prosecutors alleged that Floyd, the former director of the organization Black Voices for Trump, committed “numerous intentional and flagrant violations” of the conditions of his release, which prohibit the intimidation of any co-defendants or witnesses in the case as well as direct communication with any witnesses or defendants about the facts of the case.

Floyd’s attorney, in a filing Monday opposing the state’s request, said that Floyd “certainly did not violate the conditions of his bond order.”

Floyd’s filing said the examples listed by the DA’s office “cannot be seen as violations,” and claimed that the DA’s motion was filed in retaliation for Floyd rejecting their plea offer “just weeks ago,” among other reasons.

“In exercising his First Amendment rights, Mr. Floyd neither threatened or intimidated anyone and he certainly did not communicate with a witness or co-defendant directly or indirectly,” the filing said. “He has no idea who the State’s witnesses even are at this point.”

Floyd pleaded not guilty in August to the three counts he is facing in the indictment, which include one count of influencing witnesses. He was the only defendant in the case to surrender without first negotiating a bond package, and was initially denied bond due to pending charges in another case.

He was ultimately released on a $100,000 bond, which included the provisions regarding co-defendants and witnesses.

In seeking the revocation of Floyd’s bond, the DA’s office pointed to multiple tweets and a podcast interview Floyd gave in which he repeatedly mentions other defendants in witnesses in the case — which the DA says amount to violations that now make him “ineligible for bond.”

In its filing, the DA’s office included Floyd’s tweets referencing Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and election official Gabriel Sterling — as well as former election worker Ruby Freeman, who Floyd, in the DA’s indictment, is accused of attempting to influence regarding the 2020 election.

“Because of and in response to the Defendant’s intimidating communications, witness Ruby Freeman has been the subject of renewed threats of violence from third parties,” the filing said.

The DA said the tweets naming those individuals “constituted an act to intimidate known witnesses and direct communication with known witnesses about the facts of the case.”

“WE WANT THE TRUTH !!!!!!” Floyd wrote in a post naming Raffensperger and Sterling that referenced purported election crimes. “Its Accountability Time… Unseal the Ballots.”

The Georgia investigation was sparked in part by the Jan. 3, 2021, phone call Trump made to Raffensperger in which Trump asked him to “find” the exact number of votes he needed to win the state of Georgia.

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(WESTCLIFFE, Colo.) — Authorities said they are searching for a suspect in a rural Colorado shooting that left three people dead and one in critical condition.

A property dispute led to a shooting along a “property line in the wooded area,” according to the Custer County Sheriff’s Office.

Law enforcement responded to the scene at about 1 p.m. local time Monday to a report of shots fired, officials said.

Three people — two men and a woman — had been fatally shot, while another woman was in critical condition but is expected to survive, the sheriff’s office said.

The suspect — identified by authorities as Hanme K. Clark, 45, of Westcliffe — remains at large, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday morning.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Clark on three counts of first-degree murder, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office.

“Suspect is driving a White Ram 1500 pickup with a topper, Colorado license plate: BHLK27,” the sheriff’s office said.

The vehicle was last seen in Chaffee County, Colorado, according to the Custer County Sheriff’s Office.

The vehicle was spotted at a Walmart in Salida following the shooting, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. The occupant purchased several items in the Walmart and then left in the vehicle “in the direction of the Methodist Mountain residential area,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

Shelter-in-place orders that had been implemented in Custer and Chaffee counties amid the search for the suspect have since been lifted.

“After a vigilant search by land and air, we believe the suspect has likely left our area,” the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

Authorities warned that the suspect is considered armed and dangerous and to call 911 if he or his vehicle is spotted.

Custer County Sheriff Rich Smith said the shooting was reported near a residence on Rocky Ridge Road in Westcliffe. The shooting occurred in a wooded area along a gravel road, Smith said.

It took first responders about 21 minutes to arrive at the scene, in a “remote” area of the county, Smith said.

The first arriving responders made a “high-risk entry to the crime scene,” as they did not know the location of the shooter, Smith said.

“We could not have responded to an incident of this magnitude without all the help we got from our community,” Smith said during emotional remarks at a press briefing on Tuesday. “I hate to see gun violence in my community.”

The three deceased victims were identified by the sheriff’s office as Rob Geers, Beth Wade and James Daulton. The fourth victim, Patty Daulton, is being treated at a trauma center, the sheriff’s office said.

One person was not shot in the incident and was able to run to safety, Smith said.

The victims were from multiple families, according to the sheriff.

“All of the deceased are involved with a property dispute involving the suspect,” said Smith, who told reporters there had been an ongoing court battle between neighbors and the suspect over access to an “informal gravel road” on the suspect’s property that some neighbors currently have the legal right to drive on.

The shooting occurred on one of the victim’s property, Smith said.

Smith said they have been in touch with the suspect’s family members and associates.

“They tell us that they hope he will be willing to turn himself in so that this can be peacefully resolved,” Smith said. “We’re willing to negotiate a peaceful surrender.”

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(WRANGELL, Alaska) — At least one person is dead and several others are believed to be missing following a “large landslide” in Alaska, officials said.

The landslide was reported along the Zimovia Highway at mile 11 shortly before 9 p.m. local time Monday near Wrangell, a city in the Alaska Panhandle, officials said. Three homes were determined to be directly in the path of the landslide, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Emergency responders from the Wrangell police and fire departments, Alaska Wildlife Troopers and other agencies responded immediately and “started a hasty search to look for survivors,” the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

The body of one deceased person was located during the search, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said.

“Multiple individuals are believed to have been within the slide area when the landslide occurred and are believed to be missing,” the Alaska Department of Public Safety said.

The Alaska State Troopers are leading the search and rescue effort, which has been paused due to the dangerous conditions.

“A large-scale search and rescue effort cannot be done at this time as the site is extremely hazardous and unstable,” Wrangell officials said.

The Alaska Department of Public Safety said it is working to have a geologist conduct a safety assessment on Tuesday before resuming the ground search. Drone equipment is also en route to the area.

Officials advised individuals not to enter the slide area, as additional landslides are possible in the area. Residents in the area have been urged to evacuate into Wrangell.

The Zimovia Highway remains closed to traffic south of mile 6.

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(ATLANTA) — The Fulton County District Attorney’s office is expected to release body camera footage this week that shows the incident that led to the tasing death of Johnny Hollman, the 62-year-old Atlanta deacon who died on Aug. 10 after he was shocked with a stun gun by an Atlanta police officer during a traffic stop.

In a statement released on Monday, the DA’s office said that it determined that the “video may be released without negatively affecting the investigation” and that the footage would be made available to media outlets “who file an open records request with the office.”

The DA’s office did not provide an exact date for the release of the video, but Mawuli Davis, an attorney who represents the Hollman family, told ABC News on Tuesday that the family expects the video to be released on Wednesday.

Hollman’s family has been calling for the release of the body camera footage for months amid a joint investigation into the incident by the Atlanta Police Department (APD) and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is also investigating the incident.

“Whatever happened, they killed my daddy,” Hollman’s daughter, Arnitra Hollman, told ABC News’ Linsey Davis in an interview that aired in August.

Arnitra Hollman said that she was on the phone with her father during his interaction with the police officer and claimed that the officer was “aggressive” with her father and she later heard him say, “I can’t breathe.”

“When I got to the scene, my daddy was already dead,” she said.

What we know about Atlanta man Johnny Hollman’s death at hands of police
“My dad has chronic asthma he’s had ever since he was a child. If he tells you he can’t breathe, you have to stop whatever you’re doing,” she added.

An autopsy conducted by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office lists Hollman’s manner of death as “homicide.” The report, a copy of which was obtained by ABC News, lists “Cardiac dysrhythmia due to use of conducted energy device in association with hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” as the cause of death.

A spokesperson for GBI told ABC News on Tuesday, “The GBI investigation is complete and has been given to the Fulton County DA’s Office for next steps.”

According to a release from the Atlanta Police Department, an Atlanta police officer arrived at the scene of a minor traffic accident on Aug. 10 at around 11:20 p.m. where he determined that Hollman was “at-fault” and issued him a traffic citation. Hollman refused to sign the citation, an arrestable offense at the time of the incident, according to APD.

“The driver became agitated and uncooperative. The officer attempted to take the driver into custody, but he resisted, and a struggle ensued,” the statement said. “After several minutes struggling with the driver, the officer utilized his taser and, with the help of a witness, placed him into handcuffs.”

According to police, the officer then realized that Hollman had become “unresponsive” so he called emergency medical services to the scene. Hollman was then taken to Grady Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The officer, who was later identified as Officer Kiran Kimbrough, was initially placed on administrative leave amid an internal investigation. The APD announced on Oct. 10 that Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum “terminated Officer Kimbrough for failing to follow the department’s standard operating procedures” during Hollman’s arrest by failing to call a supervisor to the scene before the arrest and for failing to sign the traffic citation.

ABC News’ attempts to reach out directly to Kimbrough were unsuccessful.

Following the officer’s termination, Kimbrough’s attorney Lance LoRusso told the Associated Press in a statement that Kimbrough “vehemently denies any wrongdoing or policy violations” and plans to appeal.

ABC news has reached out to LoRusso for further comment.

‘Whatever happened, they killed my dad’: Daughter on father’s deadly police encounter
According to APD, the department has reevaluated its standard of operations regarding traffic citations since Hollman’s death and changed its policy to allow officers to write “refusal to sign” on tickets, rather than make an arrest.

According to the APD, officers found a handgun and nine baggies of marijuana in Hollman’s vehicle after his death. ABC News reached out to the police department to confirm whether the handgun was legal or not, but APD did not immediately respond.

“Every single person and life in the City of Atlanta matters to me,” Schierbaum said in a statement on Oct. 10. “I understand the difficult and dangerous job that our officers do each and every day throughout the city. I do not arrive at these decisions lightly. Only after a diligent review of all of the facts, while ensuring the due process of our officers, do I arrive at my decision.”

Davis called for the release of the body camera footage ahead of protests in Atlanta following Hollman’s death.

He told ABC News in an August interview that he hopes the release of the footage will allow the family to “have answers.”

“This was a simple traffic accident,” Davis said at the time. “You should be able to go home after a traffic accident, you should not die out in an Atlanta street because you’re in a collision, and police are too aggressive.”

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