Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot dead following reports that he had fallen asleep in his car at the drive-thru
Protesters set fire to the Wendy’s restaurant calling for justice after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot at the diner by police
After calling for Rolfe to be fired, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said during a press conference: ‘I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force’. The GBI said Mr Brooks failed a sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him. The police footage does not show the struggle.
A lawyer for Mr Brooks’ family, L Chris Stewart, said the officer who shot him should be charged with ‘an unjustified use of deadly force, which equals murder’.‘You can’t say a Taser is a non-lethal weapon… but when an African-American grabs it and runs with it, now it’s some kind of deadly, lethal weapon that calls for you to unload on somebody.’
Ms Shields said at the time that the Minneapolis officers involved should go to prison. She then walked into crowds of protesters in central Atlanta, telling demonstrators she understood their frustrations and fears.
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