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Atlanta Police Chief,

Who Resigned After

Death, Morris Native

By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

Erika Shields

MORRIS – Erika Shields, the Atlanta Police chief who resigned in the wake of the Rayshard Brooks shooting by police on Friday, is a Morris native, according to reports.

Shields graduated from Unatego Central School and received a master’s degree in criminal justice from Saint Leo University in Florida. A 25-year veteran of the department, she replaced Chief George N. Turner when he retired at the end of 2016.

Her resignation was announced on Saturday, June 14 by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

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