Atlanta police officer fired, another placed on administrative duty after fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA — An Atlanta police officer involved in the death of a Black man at a fast-food restaurant has been fired and another placed on administrative duty, authorities confirmed early Sunday.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who announced the police chief's resignation, also called for the termination of the police officer who shot Brooks and for another officer to be placed on administrative duty. “Honestly I’m tired of it,” Brown said. “No matter what you do, you’re unarmed, you’re not a threat, you’re down on the ground in handcuffs, and they still feel the need to put the knee on your neck or shoot you.”
Protesters later shut down an interstate highway in both directions and set fire to the Wendy’s restaurant where Brooks was fatally shot the night before, according to theWendy’s surveillance video publishedSaturday afternoon appears to show officers arriving in a vehicle to the drive-thru parking lot. The vehicle can be seen pulling up to another car, but the officers and Brooks cannot be seen in the video.
"Our thoughts and our sympathies are extended to the family of Rayshard Brooks as we must not forget that this investigation is centered upon a loss of life," Howard said. ."The City of Atlanta must address this not only with their words, but also with their actions and budgetary decisions."
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