Atlanta Police Fatally Shoot Black Man in the Back at Wendy's Drive-Thru
TMZ obtained video of what went down around 10:30 PM ... cops got a call that the car in which the man was sleeping was blocking other cars in line. The other customers could still pick up their food ... they just had to go around him to the window.under arrest -- after they say he failed field sobriety testing. In the video, you can see the officers wrestling with Rayshard on the ground for nearly 30 seconds.
Additional details surrounding the shooting are unclear. The GBI said one of the APD officers suffered minor injuries ... he was treated at the hospital and released. Several bystanders witnessed the incident and were enraged and yelled at the cops moments after the shooting.Originally published -- 6:53 AM PT
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