Atlanta looks to pause homeless camp removals after man was run over and killed by city truck during clearing ‘This terrible accident expresses the need to reevaluate and reassess our city’s policies concerning homeless encampments,’ mayor says.
Now, the city is looking to pause its removal of homeless encampments] Dickens took to Instagram on Friday night, sharing a video to promise that changes would be made, including a review of city policies.
“While we are still gathering all the facts, this terrible accident expresses the need to reevaluate and reassess our city’s policies concerning homeless encampments and how we can better our unhoused population.”.
Atlanta is set to pause the clearing of homeless encampments after a man in his 40s was killed by a city truck when his camp was removed.
"This legislation also includes a temporary moratorium on encampment closures to allow us time to examine our policies and expand our outreach efforts, ensuring that this work can be done safely and that a tragedy like this one never happens again," said Dickens.
