Police report sheds light on homeless man's death during encampment sweep
A newly-released police report has revealed more details about what led to the death of Cornelius Taylor during a homeless encampment sweep in Atlanta.
Police incident report describes officer's moments with man during homeless encampment clearing before he died
The report describes the officer being waved down by Cornelius Taylor from his collapsed tent after a front loader struck him.
New details emerge in police probe of man’s death at homeless encampment
The Atlanta Police Department released preliminary findings into the death of an unhoused man, who died after city workers cleared a homeless encampment for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
Homeless encampment sweep protocols changed following death of homeless man in Atlanta
Atlanta City Council subcommittee voted to change the way that sweeps of homeless encampments are done following the “tragic” death of a homeless man during the clearing of a homeless encampment in Atlanta.
Funeral services announced for Cornelius Taylor, man killed during homeless encampment sweep
Funeral plans have been announced for Cornelius Taylor, the man killed during a City of Atlanta sweep of a homeless encampment on Jan. 16.
New details released in report on homeless encampment death
Cornelius Taylor was taken to the hospital where he died.
Police report sheds light on incident leading up to man’s death during Atlanta homeless encampment sweep
An Atlanta Police Department incident report is shedding light on the death of Cornelius Taylor, the man killed by an Atlanta Public Works truck during a sweep of a homeless encampment on Jan. 16.
Atlanta rethinks clearing homeless camps after a man is crushed inside his tent
Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps. That comes after a man in a tent was killed as a city ...
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Lawyer: Man who died in homeless sweep suffered severe injuries
The attorney for the family of Cornelius Taylor, the man who died during a clearing of a homeless encampment, said an interview with a Fulton County Medical Examiner official suggests Taylor suffered ...
Blue city looks to halt homeless encampment sweeps after city truck crushes sleeping man
A 49-year-old homeless man died earlier this month after a homeless camp was being cleared by the city of Atlanta. Witnesses ...
Medical examiner confirms 'blunt force injuries' as cause of death for man killed during homeless encampment sweep
ATLANTA — A Fulton County medical examiner has confirmed "blunt force injuries of the abdomen and pelvis" as the cause of death for Cornelius Taylor, the man who was killed during a sweep of a ...
Atlanta stops clearing homeless encampments after city truck runs over and kills sleeping man
Atlanta plans to stop the clearing of homeless encampments after a man sleeping in his tent was killed by a city Public Works ...
Homeless man crushed to death as Atlanta city authorities attempted to clear encampment
On Thursday, January 16, 49-year-old Cornelius Taylor was killed in Atlanta, Georgia, when the tent he was sleeping in was ...
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Protesters in Georgia call for end to homeless camp sweeps after man killed by bulldozer
Protesters are demanding the city of Atlanta end sweeps of homeless camps after a city bulldozer ran over a tent and killed ...
Calls to End Encampment Sweeps Grow After Killing of Cornelius Taylor
Supporters of Cornelius Taylor — the Black man who officials say was killed on Jan. 17 by a construction vehicle clearing an ...
Death of Cornelius Taylor | Family speaks after medical examiner releases cause of death
A Fulton County medical examiner has ruled that Cornelius Taylor, the man killed during a homeless encampment sweep earlier ...