Newnan police shooting review hinges on self-defense, not chase, DA says

The criminal review into the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Zadarious Dorsey hinges on self-defense rather than whether the officer had legal grounds to chase him, prosecutors announced.Newnan police shooting reviewCoweta County District Attorney Herb Cranford confirmed his investigation focuses strictly on whether the Newnan police officer reasonably believed deadly force was necessary to protect his life.Cranford took no position on whether the officer had legal grounds to stop Dorsey. While outlining Fourth Amendment standards for police stops, Cranford emphasized that under Georgia self-defense law, whether the officer had "reasonable suspicion" to detain Dorsey is legally irrelevant to whether the shooting was justified.The district attorney shared these findings during two closed-door briefings at the Coweta County Justice Center. He first met with civil rights attorneys representing the maternal side of Dorsey's family. Later, he held a session for the paternal side of the