nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Atlanta Police Chief Resigns After Police Shoot And Kill Black Man||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Twenty-seven-year-old Rayshard Brooks was killed during an attempted arrest late Friday. Less than a day later, Erika Shields resigned her post as head of the city's department.

Atlanta Chief of Police Erika Shields during the security press conference during Super Bowl LIII week in January 2019. Shields resigned a day after police shot and killed a 27-year-old black man.



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Atlanta Police Chief Resigns After Police Shoot And Kill Black Man

Twenty-seven-year-old Rayshard Brooks was killed during an attempted arrest late Friday. Less than a day later, Erika Shields resigned her post as head of the city's department.