Shukri Ali Said

The Washington Post's Fatal Force database records Shukri Ali Said in a fatal on-duty police shooting on 2018-04-28 in Johns Creek, GA. Individual circumstances and legal outcome require case-specific review.

What happened

Shukri Ali Said, 36, a Somali-born American woman, was fatally shot by Johns Creek, Georgia police on April 28, 2018, after her sister called 911 seeking help during a mental-health crisis. Her family said Said had been hearing voices and had a history of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia; her sister hoped responders would take her for treatment. Officers located Said near Abbotts Bridge and Sweet Creek roads. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Said held a knife, did not comply with commands to release it and continued holding it after officers used a Taser and a less-lethal projectile. Two officers then fired their guns, and Said died after being transported to Emory Johns Creek Hospital. The GBI undertook an independent investigation for the Fulton County District Attorney. In 2020, her family sued the officers and city, alleging that officers unnecessarily escalated a psychiatric emergency into deadly force. The officers' reported threat assessment and the family's allegations are separate accounts.

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