White Georgia Police Officer Indicted for Killing Anthony Hill

The white Georgia police officer who fatally shot unarmed and naked Black man Anthony Hill will face charges for murder as a grand jury ruled to indict him on six counts, Thursday.

Officer Robert Olsen shot and killed Hill in an Atlanta, Georgia suburb last March while responding to an apparently mental health-related incident in which Hill, a veteran with a history of bipolar disorder, was naked and unarmed.

BREAKING: Anthony Hill's family after indictment of officer: "Life is precious." pic.twitter.com/GEfRM0aajL

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Like the response to other cases of police brutality across the United States, family members and protesters have demanded justice in the case for months and raised concerns about the blatant lack of appropriate mental health response to the situation.

Hill’s family and supporters celebrated the decision.

“I’m just glad that the jury saw what we already saw: the evidence, the truth,” Hill’s mother, Carolyn Giummo, told supporters outside the courthouse after the decision, according to the New York Times. Supporters responded with chants of "All six countrs!"

#AnthonyHill's family gives statement. #GrandJuryWatch was a WIN!!!!! pic.twitter.com/nYpYil7SAd

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Protesters organized in the group Rise Up Georgia camped out in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse this week leading up to the grand jury hearing to pressure decision-makers to indict Olsen.

“Our prayers were answered,” Hill’s girlfriend Bridgette Anderson wrote on her Twitter account after the announcement.

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Olsen’s legal team commented that the defense was “disappointed” by the decision.

The decision comes after DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James announced earlier this month that he would seek felony charges against Olsen on six counts including felony murder, aggravated assault and making a false statement.

"Officer Olsen killed my best friend, my boyfriend. He was an amazing person." -Bridgette Anderson #AnthonyHill pic.twitter.com/6dA3tblCHD

— MarcSebastiánSeville (@MarcSeville) January 21, 2016

The grand jury ruled to indict Olsen despite the challenge posed by Georgia’s legal protections for law enforcement officers, which are among the strongest protections enjoyed by officers in the whole country.

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The case is only the second time a Georgia grand jury has decided to indict an officer involved in a fatal police shooting since 2010, and the first grand jury indictment was dismissed by the district attorney, according to Atlanta’s AJC news.

According to Mapping Police Violence, U.S. police killed more than 100 unarmed Black people in 2015.

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