Rayshard Brooks' funeral will be held at Atlanta's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his first sermon and was later eulogized after his assassination in 1968.
The funeral of the 27-year-old is being held as new videos are emerging from bystanders who witnessed Brooks' fatal shooting by a police officer.Friends and family will gather on Tuesday for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks, a black man who was shot dead in a Wendy's parking lot by an Atlanta police officer.
Rayshard Brooks, a father of three daughters and a stepson, was shot and killed by police in Atlanta, June 12, 2020. Rayshard Brooks, a father of three daughters and a stepson, was shot and killed by police in Atlanta, June 12, 2020. Bruce W. Griggs places a sympathy card near the Ebenezer Baptist Church where the viewing for Rayshard Brooks is being held on June 22, 2020 in Atlanta. Mr. Brooks was killed more than a week ago by an Atlanta police officer in a Wendy's restaurant parking lot.Brooks was fatally shot after officers were called to the parking lot for reports of a man asleep in his car. Police gave Brooks a Breathalyzer test, which registered a blood-alcohol level of .108%, above the legal limit of .08%.
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