District Attorney Scott Colom speaks during the Policing in Columbus town hall meeting on Tuesday at the Columbus Police Department about how his staff is reviewing the Ricky Ball case files and intends to post them on his website. “The door to truth is still open,” Colom said. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Police Chief Fred Shelton demonstrates using a body camera during the Policing in Columbus town hall meeting on Tuesday at the Columbus Police Department. Green lights mean the camera is on and red lights mean the camera is recording. It is the department’s policy that police officers must have their body cameras on any time they are interacting with the public. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
David Horton shares demands on behalf of the Columbus community during the Policing in Columbus town hall meeting on Tuesday at the Columbus Police Department. Horton asked that the city help bring the Ricky Ball case before the FBI for review, lead statewide efforts in removing and replacing the state flag, lead efforts in removing the confederate monument on the Lowndes County Courthouse lawn and update the public about how the police department is changing its policies. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Members of the audience bow their heads in prayer to end the Policing in Columbus town hall meeting on Tuesday at the Columbus Police Department. About 30 people sat in the audience during the town hall. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Community leaders gathered for a town hall on Tuesday to discuss police reform weeks after the attorney general dropped the manslaughter charge against a white former police officer who fatally shot black resident Ricky Ball in 2015.
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