A public viewing will be held today for Rayshard Brooks, the man Atlanta police fatally shot responding to a call that he had fallen asleep in a fast-food drive-through.
, and officer Devin Brosnan was placed on administrative duty and faces three charges.
Brooks, who is Black, failed a sobriety test and was being handcuffed when he struggled to get away from police.shows Brooks fleeing with an officer's Taser when an officer shoots him from behind. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's office ruled Brooks' death as a homicide. The viewing will be open to the public. A funeral, set to be held Tuesday, will be a private family event.The viewing is set to take place Monday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Atlanta. It will be held at theThe viewing is open to the public. Social distancing guidelines will be follow and masks will be required, according to a release. The viewing will be broadcast live and will be streamed on USA TODAY.
Ebenezer, founded in 1886, is the home to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Site, which includes several buildings around the King home on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta's historic Sweet Auburn district, according to the church's website.A private funeralLast week, Brooks' family attorney Chris Stewart announced that
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