D’Ettrick Griffin's family sued after former Officer Oliver Simmonds shot and killed him while he tried to steal the ...

The Atlanta City Council unanimously voted on Monday to settle with the family of an 18-year-old who was killed after a shooting involving a former police officer in 2019.

A Georgia State Patrol chase that that killed a 19-year-old bystander in Atlanta last week thrust the agency into the middle of a public debate about police pursuits.

Georgia State Patrol said the suspect ran a red light at Little 5 Points, smashing into the Cooper Schoenke’s car and killing him. He was 19 years old.