Atlanta police fire officer who used stun gun on church deacon who died

Atlanta police have fired an officer who in August used a stun gun on a 62-year-old church deacon, who later died, authorities announced Tuesday. 

Officer Kiran Kimbrough did not follow the department’s standard operating procedures during the Aug. 10 arrest of Johnny Hollman, who failed to sign a citation following an accident, according to a Tuesday statement from Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum.