A white, now-fired Georgia state trooper was charged with murder on Friday after he shot a Black man who attempted to flee a traffic stop a week ago, authorities said.
Jacob Gordon Thompson, 27, chased down Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis, 60, in rural Screven County, before unloading one round, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Riding in a Nissan Sentra, he had led Thompson on a brief chase, according to the GBI.
