LOADING ERROR LOADINGKINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A Black man who spent more than 16 years imprisoned in Florida on a wrongful conviction was fatally shot Monday by a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is reviewing the shooting, identified the man as Leonard Allen Cure, 53. AdvertisementCure had been represented in his exoneration case by the Innocence Project of Florida. (Innocence Project of Florida via AP) Innocence Project of Florida via APIt is customary for Georgia law enforcement agencies to ask the GBI to investigate shootings involving officers. (Innocence Project of Florida via AP) Innocence Project of Florida via APAdvertisementMiller said Cure, who lived in a suburb of Atlanta, received the money in August.

Source: Huffington Post October 17, 2023 22:12 UTC