Atlanta Police Officer Charged With Murder In The Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man

An Atlanta police officer who opened fire on an unarmed black man last month is now facing felony murder charges.

James Burns was fired by the Atlanta Police Department after he shot and killed Devaris Caine Rogers, 22, on June 22. (Rogers’ first name has been spelled “Deravis” in some news reports. The Huffington Post was unable to confirm the spelling with Atlanta police or the Fulton County district attorney’s office, but a statement from the DA uses the spelling “Devaris.”)