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According to WSHH.Com An Atlanta police officer who was fired after he fatally shot a man during a car break-in investigation is now being charged in that death.

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said former rookie officer James Burns faces charges of Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon, and two counts of Violation of Oath in the death of Devaris Caine Rogers.

The shooting happened on June 22 in the 2100 block of Monroe Drive. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, an off-duty officer put out a call about a suspicious person who he thought was breaking into a car. The off-duty officer was serving as a courtesy officer at the Monroe Place Apartments.

 

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