Black man wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years shot and killed by Georgia deputy
A Black man who spent more than 16 years imprisoned in Florida on a wrongful conviction was fatally shot Monday by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities said.
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![In this photo provided by the Innocence Project of Florida, Leonard Allen Cure poses from the floor of the Florida legislature in Tallahassee, Fla., in April 2023, on the day his compensation bill was passed. Cure, who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction, was shot and killed Monday, Oct. 156, by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities and representatives said. A man in a black and white plaid shirt stands in chamber of the Florida legislature.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6998664.1697553245!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/deputy-shooting-georgia.jpg)
A Black man who spent more than 16 years imprisoned in Florida on a wrongful conviction was fatally shot Monday by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities said.