Ga. Mama spends Mother's Day to seek justice for son who were killed by the official officer

Atlanta, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A mother in Georgia spent Mother's Day fighting for justice and demanding accountability with friends and family.

According to WRDW's sister station in Atlanta, Devon Anderson was shot by Melvin Potter, a police officer from Atlanta in Atlanta last August.

“My heart is broken, my heart is broken forever,” said Valerie Lans-Anderson, Devon's mother.

It is the first Mother's Day for Lans-Andersons without her youngest son. This Mother's Day also fell on Devon's 39th birthday.

“I didn't get this kiss today. I didn't get it today and I will never get it again,” said Lans-Anderson.

The incident occurred after an argument with Potter and another group of people outside a bar in College Park on the 5000 block of the Old National Highway.

“You not only destroyed (Anderson), you destroy the whole family, you destroy an entire community,” said Lans-Anderson.

The South Fulton police arrested Potter with an obstacle to the shootout. However, records show that problems have started before.

Potter has been an active police officer in Atlanta since January 2015, according to his profile of the council profile of the Peace Representative (Post).

His postal report also states that Potter was set to 36 months of probation on November 9, 2021.

Potter was arrested and charged with DUI and, according to his postal report, had not maintained his trail during an incident in September 2021.

Potter drove about 100 miles per hour and the officer reported that she smelled alcohol in his car. According to the report, Potter played a field soberness test.

According to an official from the police authority in Atlanta, Potter remains a member of the Atlanta police department through the investigation.

However, the representative said Potter was released from his duty after the shootout and remains in a non-earth status.

“For [Potter] It is not like a slap in the face, ”said Janet Liburd, Devon's aunt.

“Why do we have to go through that, why does it still work? We don't understand, why he is still working. He was on probation, he killed him for no apparent reason,” added Liburd.

The family has the sympathy of some council members. Valerie said she had appeared to the city council meetings every week since the death of her son.

At the meetings, she said she continued to ask the city to fire the potter as she urges the district prosecutor to file charges against him.

“We want to ensure that justice takes place in every single case. The family and the victims deserve that,” said the council member of Atlanta, Michael J. Bond.

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