Former Atlanta Police officer convicted of 2015 murder

A jury convicted a former Atlanta police officer of murder.

The Douglas County jury found Shawn Clark guilty this week of malice murder and aggravated assault in a 2015 killing.

The victim, Antonio Eillison, was the ex-boyfriend of Clark's girlfriend at the time. Clark shot and killed Ellson during an argument.

Following the verdict, the judge sentenced Clark to life in prison.

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