Just days after George Floyd was buried in Houston and nationwide demonstrations against racism and police brutality continued, another Black man was killed by police -- this time in Atlanta.
Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot twice in the back, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said. His death was ruled a homicide.
"It's very difficult when you see , when you see the demeanor of Mr. Brooks, to imagine that some short time later, it ends up with him being dead," Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said Sunday.USE OF FORCE UNJUSTIFIED, MAYOR SAYS Howard said possible charges against Rolfe could include murder, felony murder or voluntary manslaughter.
The city's mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, said she didn't believe the killing was a justified use of force. She said watching the body camera footage of the shooting, she didn't find the initial interaction confrontational. "I believe that this incident and all the ones that led up to it, sort of piled on each other, and it was the straw that broke the camel's back," she said.
Family attorneys said Brooks spent much of Friday with his 8-year-old daughter to celebrate her birthday. He took her to get her nails done and the two shared a meal together. They had planned to go skating Saturday.
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