Georgia Prosecutor Seeks Indictment Of Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Veteran

Anthony Hill was an Air Force veteran who served in Afghanistan.

A Georgia prosecutor said he plans to ask a grand jury to indict an officer who killed an unarmed black man early last year.

Dekalb County Officer Robert Olsen fatally shot 27-year-old Anthony Hill in March 2015. Hill, a veteran in the Air Force who was deployed to Afghanistan, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to The New York Times.

Anthony Hill had never been arrested, the New York Daily News reported.
Anthony Hill had never been arrested, the New York Daily News reported.
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Olsen argued that at the time of the shooting, Hill -- who was naked -- was acting aggressively. Police Chief Cedric Alexander said Hill ran at Olsen before the cop shot him twice.

District Attorney Robert James Jr. said at a news conference on Thursday that his office would ask a grand jury to indict Olsen later this month. During the Jan. 21 meeting with a grand jury, James will suggest charging the officer with felony murder and aggravated assault.

If indicted, Olsen would be the first officer in Georgia to stand trial for a shooting death on the job in at least six years, WSBTV reported.

Bridgette Anderson speaks during a news conference after the Dekalb County district attorney announced he would seek to indict a police officer who shot and killed her boyfriend, Air Force veteran Anthony Hill, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in Decatur, Georgia.
Bridgette Anderson speaks during a news conference after the Dekalb County district attorney announced he would seek to indict a police officer who shot and killed her boyfriend, Air Force veteran Anthony Hill, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in Decatur, Georgia.
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Bridgette Anderson, Hill's former girlfriend, described the announcement as "surreal," 11 Alive News reported.

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