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Alabama jury convicts police officer of manslaughter for killing unarmed black man
Former Montgomery, AL, police officer Aaron Cody Smith was convicted of manslaughter Friday for fatally shooting Gregory Gunn, an unarmed black man, in 2016.
Smith was charged with murder, but the jury was given the option to consider a lesser charge of manslaughter.
District Attorney Daryl Bailey said he would ask for Smith to receive the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to WBRC.
Smith shot Gunn, 58, as he was walking home late at night. The officer had called Gunn over for a stop-and-frisk, at which point he fled.
At: https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-jury-convicts-police-officer-of-manslaughter-for-killing-unarmed-black-man
Montgomery, AL, police officer Aaron Cody Smith and his victim, Gregory Gunn.
Prosecutors described Smith as a "bully with a gun."
