The funeral for a man killed by Smyrna Police will be next week at Ebenezer Baptist Church, a historic church deeply linked to the civil rights movement.
The law firm representing the family of Nicholas Thomas, announced that the funeral would be at the historic church on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta that was once headed by Martin Luther King Jr.
The family is having a viewing from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. April 17 at the Willie Watkins Funeral Home, 1003 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, Atlanta. His funeral will be 10:00 a.m. April 18 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave.
“No parent should lay their child to rest. It is a terrible time for this family and we stand by them,” Attorney Robert Bozeman, the managing Partner of the Davis Bozeman, said in the statement.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting of the 23-year-old Thomas.
Smyrna police were attempting to arrest Thomas March 24, at the Cumberland Parkway Goodyear for a probation violation warrant. Police say Thomas tried to run over officers in a customer’s Maserati, though lawyers hired by the dead man’s family have challenged the official account.
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