Bond Set for Man Shot by Atlanta Police

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A man who was shot by Atlanta police while fleeing from them earlier this month has been given a $10,000 bond by a Fulton County judge.

According to WSB-TV, Yuric Ussey’s low bond is an unusual ruling for a suspect accused of endangering the lives of police. Ussey’s attorney claims the ruling shows that the circumstances regarding her client’s shooting may not be as cut and dried as Atlanta police claim.

Officers Sean Fagan and Jimmy Alvaran shot Ussey, 22, in the Mechanicsville neighborhood on April 8 after police said Ussey pointed a firearm at them after fleeing from them during a jaywalking stop. Witnesses allegedly told police that they saw Ussey with the handgun before the shooting occurred.

Police said that Ussey was on probation for a charge of theft by receiving stolen property. Ussey’s attorney told the AJC that he was on probation for being in possession of a stolen car, a crime which occurred when her client was 17 years old.

Ussey’s attorney claims that Ussey was shot seven times by Fagan and Alvaran, and says that most of the bullets struck him in the back as he was running away. Police have yet to announce how many shots their officers fired or where Ussey was wounded.

Atlanta Police Chief George Turner said during an April 9 press conference that the handgun Ussey was allegedly carrying was reported stolen last year. Turner added that his officers had taken more than 450 weapons off the streets during the first 14 weeks of the year.

A senior attorney involved in the case said that police did not report any shell casings near Ussey, nor did Ussey have gunshot residue on his hands, indicating that Ussey never fired his weapon. The senior attorney wants an outside agency to handle the investigation.