Medical examiner: Man killed during Atlanta homeless encampment sweep died from blunt force trauma

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Officials have released the cause of death of a man killed during a sweep of an Atlanta homeless encampment in January.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled that 46-year-old Cornelius Taylor’s death was caused by blunt force injuries to his chest and pelvis. Taylor died as a city vehicle was clearing the encampment on Auburn Avenue on Jan. 16.

The medical examiner’s report noted that Taylor suffered a large abrasion to his hip, a “widely displaced fracture” to his pelvis and several lacerations to his body…

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