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Mother of Devon Anderson and local advocates press Fulton officials for justice in off‑duty officer shooting
Summary
Several members of the public urged Fulton County commissioners to press the district attorney and other agencies to pursue charges after the August 2024 killing of Devon Anderson Jr., which speakers said involved off‑duty Atlanta police officer Melvin Potter.
Valerie (Val) Anderson addressed the Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 15 to urge action in the case of her son, Devon Anderson Jr., whom she said was shot to death on Aug. 5, 2024 by an off‑duty Atlanta Police Department officer, Melvin Potter. "This man was out of work for 1 hour getting paid. Now he's back at work," Anderson told the commissioners, and she said she had not received clear answers about why Potter remained employed and why the charge was recorded as obstruction rather than murder.
Other speakers at the meeting echoed Anderson's call for accountability. Ibrahim Mo, speaking…
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