Atlanta police recruits let go after firing a gun at East Point business

Four Atlanta Police Department hopefuls were dismissed from a recruitment class after an altercation at an East Point business that involved one of them firing a gun.

The police department confirmed the incident but did not provide the names of the recruits or specific details about the dispute. In a statement, the department said all four police recruits had been separated “following off-duty conduct that did not meet the standards of our agency.”

A spokesperson did not say when or where the incident took place, although Channel 2 Action News reported the situation was a fight at UBar, which bills itself as an upscale sports bar in East Point. The spokesperson said the recruits weren’t yet formally employees of the department…

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