Medical examiner: Man killed during Atlanta homeless encampment sweep died from blunt force trauma
The medical examiner’s report noted that Taylor suffered a large abrasion to his hip, a “widely displaced fracture” to his ...
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Report: Autopsy contradicts police narrative in death of Cornelius Taylor
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office has confirmed that the death of a homeless man was caused by blunt force trauma ...
In Cities’ Rush to Clear Homeless Camps, People Have Been Crushed to Death
Atlanta’s mayor began a drive to clear homeless encampments. But when heavy equipment came to raze one, nobody noticed that ...
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Cornelius Taylor’s death tests Atlanta’s ‘compassionate’ homeless strategy
On Jan. 16, when a Department of Public Works crew swept a homeless encampment at Old Wheat Street, it was under the auspices of a policy to preserve the dignity of the people who call it home.
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Autopsy report contradicts police narrative in Cornelius Taylor case
The homeless man suffered “blunt force trauma” during a encampment clearing with heavy equipment by the city of Atlanta.
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In cities’ rush to clear homeless camps, people have been crushed to death
ATLANTA — Cornelius Taylor’s promise to visit his family this past Christmas was one of many he had broken in his decades living on the streets. But Darlene Chaney could not stay mad at the ...