Who is Leonard Cure? Man freed after a wrongful conviction, is shot dead in a traffic stop

Leonard Allan Cure was a man who was wrongfully convicted for a robbery he did not commit and spent over 16 years in prison. He was exonerated in 2020 and released from prison.

However, on October 17, 2023, he was fatally shot by a Georgia sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop on Interstate 95. The deputy who shot him, Buck Aldridge, had been fired in 2017 for excessive use of force during a traffic stop.

Authorities in Georgia have released dash and bodycam footage showing the final moments of Leonard Cure shortly before he was shot. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is conducting an independent investigation of the incident.

This is a tragic incident that highlights the need for police reform and accountability. Mary Cure, Leonard Cure’s mother, is calling for justice for her son and spoke during a news conference about the death of her son.

It is important to remember Leonard Cure as an innocent man who was wrongfully imprisoned for over 16 years and whose life was cut short due to police brutality. May he rest in peace.