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FD-350 (Rey. 5-8-81) (Indicate page. name of Page C-3 newspaper. city and state.) The Atlanta Constitution (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Atlanta, Georgia Date: April 21, 1990 Edition: Saturday Weekend DeKalb NAACP wants Title. UNSUBS(2), b6 OFFICERS, DEKALB COUNTY, b7C citizens group to. GEORGIA,POLICE DEPARTMENT; IVICTIm. Classitication: 44A-AT-64592 investigate police Submitting Office: ATLANTA Indexing By Robert Anthony Watts Abdu! and his mother, Bessie Staff writer McKinney, had argued that night Alleging last month's shooting and the teenager took a knife and of a 16-year-old black youth was locked himself in his room, Ms. an act of police brutality, the De-- McKinney said. After hearing the ficials Friday to establish a citi- room, the mother became con- zens review panel to investigate cerned and called police. complaints against the police. Two officers and a supervisor "We feel strongly that all our responded. black youth aren't bad and this After speaking with them was a senseless shooting that about 15 minutes, police said, could have been avoided," said Abdul threw a stick at one officer Pat Jones, president of the De- and lunged at a second with the Kalb branch of the National Asso- knife. Officer S.C. Nelsen fired ciation for the Advancement of three shots, hitting Abdul in both Colored People. legs and the abdomen. "We get so many complaints Abdul admits throwing the against police brutality in DeKalb stick, but told his mother he had County and we feel this (citizens : put the knife down before he was review] board could heip investi- shot. The county's Advance Situa- gate these complaints," she said. tion Team, which is trained for Abdul McKinney, a student at such situations, was not called to MeNair Jr. High School, had his the scene. right leg amputated after being Abdul, charged with two shot three times in his bedroom counts of aggraved assault against March 23 by DeKalb County a police officer, faces two more police. operations to remove bullets in Ms. Jones, speaking at a news his left leg and from near.his. conference, called on DeKalb po- spine, his mother said Friday. lice to drop assault charges Earlier this month, the.Rev. against the youth and urged coun- Joseph Lowery, head of.the. ty Public Safety Director Thomas Southern Christian Leadership.: E. Brown to publicly advise coun- Conference, asked Gov. Joe.Frank. ty residents on how best to handle Harris and U.S. Attorney General confrontations like the one that Richard Thornburgh to investi.. led to Abdul's shooting. gate the shooting. Director Brown could not be Ms. Jones said the county. reached for comment Friday. De- NAACP is asking the U.S. Justice Kalb Chief Executive Officer Ma- Department and the GBI to con nuel Maloof was out of town and duct an inquiry into the incident; unavailable for comment on the NAACP's proposal. :