Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields will step aside as police chief following the deadly officer-involved shooting of a black man over the weekend.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields will step aside as police chief following the deadly officer-involved shooting of a black man Friday night.Rodney Bryant will become the city's interim police chief.
Police gave Brooks a field sobriety test, which he failed, the GBI said. He resisted arrest and struggled with officers, the GBI said. According to the video, Brooks ran the length of about five to seven parking spaces before turning around and pointing the Taser at the officer, Reynolds said. CNN has reached out to the Atlanta Police Department and the mayor's office but they have not responded.
Six Atlanta police officers are facing charges of using excessive force during one protest, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced June 2. Two of the officers were fired by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.At the Wendy's in southeast Atlanta, Decatur Redd, who said he is a relative of Brooks, spoke with reporters and a crowd of people.
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