The Atlanta police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks has been charged with murder
The Atlanta police officer who killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks by shooting him in the back last week has been charged with murder, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced Wednesday.Officer Garret Rolfe, who shot Brooks outside a Wendy’s last week, now faces a charge of felony murder in addition to 10 other charges.
Video of the incident showed police questioning Brooks after he was found sleeping in a car in the Wendy’s drive-thru on Friday, with the 42-minute exchange ending after Brooks resisted arrest following a failed sobriety test, eventually grabbing a Taser from an officer and appearing to aim it at Brooks before the officer returned fire with his gun.
Another officer who tried to detain Brooks has been charged with aggravated assault, and Howard said he will become a cooperating witness for the state. Brooks’ death came just weeks after George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody, causing national outrage that led to protests against police brutality around the U.S. and in cities across the world.
The death of Brooks led to renewed unrest in Atlanta, where protesters have spent nights blocking parts of Interstate 75 while the Wendy’s where Brooks was shot outside of has been
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