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Robert "Chip" Olsen was responding to a call of a naked man behaving erratically outside an Atlanta-area apartment complex in March 2015 when he fatally shot 26-year-old Anthony Hill, an Air Force veteran diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD.

Ex-Officer Sentenced To 20 Years In Fatal Shooting Of Anthony Hill

UPDATE 4:15 p.m.: Robert Olsen was sentenced Friday to 20 years with 12 to serve in prison. ORIGINAL STORY: A former Georgia police officer faces up to...

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Omega Menders cries as she speaks to protesters demonstrating the shooting death of 27-year-old Anthony Hill by a police officer, Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in Decatur, Ga. Robert Olsen faces prison time when he is sentenced on four charges Nov. 1, 2019.

Policy, Training, Bias: The Issues Behind Ongoing Police Shootings Of Black People

Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Laquan McDonald. Freddie Gray. Anthony Hill. The list of officer-involved deaths is long and the death of Atatiana Jefferson...

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Robert "Chip" Olsen, who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man, was found not guilty of murder Monday but was convicted of aggravated assault and other charges that could send him to prison for more than 30 years.

Officer Who Shot Naked Man Found Not Guilty Of Murder

A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder Monday but was convicted of aggravated assault and...

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In this June 6, 2016 file photo, former DeKalb Police Officer Robert Olsen stands during his arraignment in Decatur.

Trial To Start For Georgia Cop Who Shot Naked, Unarmed Man

A police officer responding to a call of a naked man behaving erratically at an Atlanta-area apartment complex arrived on the scene, exited his vehicle...

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