Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields Biography

Deputy chief erika shields was named atlanta s 24th chief of police thursday replacing george turner who is retiring.

Atlanta police chief erika shields biography. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in international studies from webster university and a master s degree in criminal justice from saint leo university. You could argue that there s no better or no worse time to be a police chief in atlanta than right now. Erika shields is the 24th chief of the city of atlanta police department appointed in december 2016. Atlanta police chief erika shields resigned saturday after video emerged of another fatal police shooting of an african american and as protests over.

Shields resigned in june 2020 after the killing of rayshard brooks. Just two weeks before the resignation of atlanta police chief erika shields on saturday evening during a demonstration against a black man shot by an atlanta police officer she praised the national media. She is an advocate for 21st century policing with a focus on reducing crime while also strengthening trust and collaboration with our communities. Erika shields biography erika shields wiki.

Before joining the agency as a patrol officer in 1995 chief shields worked as a stockbroker in boston. Atlanta s chief of police erika shields has come out as a lesbian in a magazine profile making history as the first openly gay individual to rise to the top of the department in the city. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms said atlanta police chief erika shields has offered to step aside as police chief following the deadly officer. Erika shields is an american law enforcement officer who served as the 24th chief of police of atlanta from 2016 to 2020.

Police chief erika shields came out as a lesbian in a new magazine profile becoming the first ever openly gay top cop at the atlanta police department. Erika shields is the 24 th chief of the city of atlanta police department appointed in december 2016. Erika shields atlanta police chief. Photograph by john fulton.

June 14 2020 at 2 19 am edt. Erika shields bio wiki age height images photos videos pictures twitter instagram. Chief shields has a tough mindset on crime but a compassionate and proactive approach to working with the community and its leaders while. Early life and education.

She is an advocate for 21 st century policing with a focus on reducing crime while also strengthening trust and collaboration with our communities. She was the second woman to lead the atlanta police. Mayor kasim reed named shields the city s new chief in december to replace a retiring george turner.