Indicted Officer in Chamblee Fatal Shooting Resigns

DECATUR, GA -- Robert Olsen, the DeKalb police officer who was indicted for murder last week in the fatal shooting of an unarmed veteran in Chamblee, resigned on Monday.

A DeKalb police sergeant confirmed Olsen’s resignation to the AJC.

The shooting took place last year at the Heights of Chamblee apartment complex. Hill, 27, was reported walking naked outside his apartment. A call to 911 brought Olsen to the scene, where he then shot and killed Hill.

Olsen, who is white, said he believed Hill was high on some drugs, and feared for his life. Hill, who was black, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder while he was in the Air Force.

Protestors belonging to a group called Rise Up Georgia, as well as some Black Lives Matter activists, remained on the courthouse lawn until a grand jury decision was announced.

Olsen’s attorney is criminal defense lawyer Don Samuel, who has represented Ray Lewis and Ben Roethlisberger of the NFL, as well as rapper T.I.