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Mother accuses on-duty officer of killing her son, urges answers from Atlanta officials
Summary
At the council’s public comment period, Valerie Anderson demanded accountability for her son’s death and said the criminal justice system was failing her family; council members directed staff responses and noted ongoing investigations but no immediate action was taken on the floor.
Valerie Anderson used the council’s public comment period to accuse a named officer of killing her son and to demand accountability from city agencies.
Anderson said she is “at the mercy of a dysfunctional system” and repeatedly stated, “Melvin Potter murdered my son.” She described delays and a lack of communication with law‑enforcement and prosecuting offices and said she had not received answers nine months after the death. “If the plan is to wear…
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