Emmanuel Millard, 20, of Marietta, died after an officer-involved shooting following a police chase on October 12, 2023. Woodstock officers initiated a traffic stop that night; Millard did not stop and led them into Cobb County. Officers used a PIT maneuver to disable his vehicle. As officers surrounded the car, Officer Grant Matthew Shaw fired a weapon, striking Millard in the head. Millard was unarmed, taken to a Roswell hospital in serious condition, and died on October 14, 2023.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to conduct an independent inquiry. Shaw resigned from the Woodstock Police Department and was later indicted by a Cobb County grand jury on involuntary manslaughter; the grand jury declined to charge felony murder and assault. Shaw pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in December 2024. The judge sentenced him to 10 years probation, including two years of house arrest and 500 hours of community service, after prosecutors had recommended a sentence that included two years of confinement. Millard’s family expressed shock and dismay at the sentence and said race factored into their view of the outcome. The family’s attorneys announced a civil settlement in the case.

Are there details about the chase or the moments after the PIT maneuver that could clarify what happened and who should be held accountable?