Clayton County District Attorney Tasha Mosley says she will not bring the Eric Holmes shooting case before a second grand jury.

Family members and activists who sat in on the press conference gasped and cried.

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Former Clayton County Police Officer Justin Stephens resigned after fatally shooting Holmes while investigating a car allegedly stolen from Rome that Holmes had driven to his job in Morrow.

Mosley’s office had brought seven charges against Stephens, but a Clayton County grand jury voted not to indict him.

Holmes’ family and friends say they want justice, but that they don’t think they can get it in Clayton County:

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More to come.

Robin Kemp is executive editor and CEO of The Clayton Crescent, which she founded in 2020. She has worked for Gambit, CNN, The Weather Channel, Clayton News, Henry Herald, and numerous freelance outlets....

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