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As Atlanta police call out, force says it can protect city

Brynn Anderson
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AP

Atlanta’s police department says it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out sick in larger numbers than normal. 

A department tweet Thursday urged people to continue calling 911 if they have an emergency. That comes a day after prosecutors charged a member of the force with murder for shooting a man in the back. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms also insisted that the police department would be able to operate effectively. Prosecutors brought felony murder and other charges against the white officer who shot Rayshard Brooks, saying that Brooks was not a deadly threat. Another officer is being charged with aggravated assault.