Atlanta crime witnesses became video voyeurs instead of calling 911, mayor says
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms spoke out Wednesday after a shooting in the city left two people dead, claiming members of the public had responded by taking videos at the scene instead of calling 911.
"Just a reminder to the public to please call 911," Bottoms said during a news conference. "We did start receiving phone calls but social media received information, and has received more information, quite frankly, than we have received through our 911 center. So for us to be able to appropriately respond and assess, we just ask if you can put down your camera, put down your phone, call 911 and then allow us to do what we do."
Bottoms, a Democrat who has said she won’t seek reelection, posted a Twitter message urging the public to share their videos and other information about the case with the police.