Former Atlanta chief Erika Shields will now lead Louisville police department

Former Atlanta chief Erika Shields will now lead Louisville police department
By:
WLEX Staff
and last updated 2021-01-06 10:57:14-05
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Police Department has a new chief to lead its officers.
Mayor Greg Fischer announced Wednesday that former Atlanta police chief Erika Shields will lead the Louisville agency, making her the first woman to do so on a permanent basis.
"When tragedy happened in her city, she put her city before herself [by] stepping down so she would not be a distraction as her community worked to heal," said Mayor Fischer.
Shields resigned from her Atlanta job in June after a video went viral of an officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, a Black man, in a Wendy's parking lot.

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