A Gwinnett County police officer has been fired following an investigation into an incident that involved the officer, who is White, cursing at and using a TASER on a Black woman during an arrest in the Loganville area.
Video of the incident surfaced on the Everything Georgia Twitter account on Thursday and quickly went viral. Within five hours, more than 6,000 people shared the video.
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Gwinnett County officer is under fire after arresting a woman for "TALKING TO LOUD" on her own front porch.pic.twitter.com/Fhg58RUAas
— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) August 20, 2020
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