Protesters flooded the streets of Atlanta following the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks. Brooks died after being shot by an Atlanta police officer at a fast-food restaurant late Friday night, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Atlanta police shot and killed Rayshard Brooks after he allegedly resisted arrest at a Wendy's drive thru.The fatal shooting of an Atlanta man by a city police officer at a fast-food restaurant late Friday night launched a day of protests and the resignation of the department's highest-ranking official on Saturday.At 10:33 p.m.
Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot and killed by Atlanta police after they responded to a call about someone being asleep in a Wendy's drive thru. Police say he stole an officer's Taser and pointed it at an officer who opened fire. One officer was treated for an injury sustained during the encounter, but has already been released from the hospital, according to GBI.Once the GBI concludes its investigation, the case will be turned over to the Fulton County District Attorney's office, which intends to conduct its own probe.
"I've had cases where officers have used Tasers ... and they argue with us that Tasers are not deadly," Stewart said."You can't say he ran off with a weapon that could kill somebody when you say it's not deadly." This is the 48th officer-involved shooting the GBI has been requested to investigate this year. Those 48 cases include the fatal shootings of 15 people.
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