The Brief
- Cornelius Taylor was killed while Atlanta Public Works crews were cleaning out an encampment on Old Wheat Street in January.
- Since his death, the city has adopted new policies to help homeless people, and the encampment he was living in has been fully cleared.
- The family said Taylor’s death was “preventable and unjustified,” and is filing a civil lawsuit against the city of Atlanta.
ATLANTA – The family of a man killed during a sweep of an Atlanta homeless encampment is set to announce a civil lawsuit against the city over his death.
Cornelius Taylor’s family will discuss the lawsuit at a press conference on Friday afternoon.
The backstory:…