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Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim Tased by Atlanta Police, May 30, 2020
Atlanta police used Tasers on college students Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim and pulled them from a car stuck in downtown traffic about 9:45 p.m. on May 30, 2020, during a curfew imposed amid protests over George Floyd's death. Pilgrim, a Spelman College student, was in the passenger seat. Young, a Morehouse College student, was driving. Officers broke the driver's window before removing Young. Officers shouted that he had a gun, but police reports listed no gun recovered. Pilgrim was released without charge, and the charges against Young were dropped. Officers Ivory Streeter and Mark Gardner were fired the following day. Six officers were charged in June 2020 with offenses including aggravated assault; all charges were dismissed in May 2022. Special prosecutor Samir Patel concluded that the officers had acted lawfully and within department use-of-force policy. On July 1, 2024, the Atlanta City Council approved a $2 million settlement of the students' lawsuit, with $1 million going to each student.
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