Zadarious Dorsey, 18, was shot and killed by a Newnan police officer. His family viewed body camera footage of the encounter as demonstrators gathered outside the Newnan Police Department. NEWNAN, Ga. – Civil rights attorneys and relatives of Zadarious Dorsey plan to announce a major legal update Friday following the fatal shooting of the 18-year-old by a Newnan police officer. Attorneys Ben Crump, Harry Daniels and Gerald Griggs are holding a noon news conference at Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home in Newnan. The family has demanded accountability and raised questions about why an officer targeted Dorsey, who was not the subject of a traffic stop or suspected of an active crime. Coweta County District Attorney Herb Cranford confirmed the criminal review 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, emphasizing that Georgia self-defense statutes make reasonable suspicion legally irrelevant to justified force. Cranford shared findings during closed-door briefings at the Coweta County Justice Center with family attorneys, local clergy, Newnan Mayor James Shepherd and Coweta County Commissioner Al Smith. State forensic tests completed Oct. 15 confirmed Dorsey's DNA was on a Canik 9mm pistol found at the scene with an extended magazine and one chambered bullet. Surveillance cameras along Cliff Circle captured the fatal…
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