Tyler Perry will cover the costs for Rayshard Brooks's funeral after he was shot and killed by police in Atlanta.
Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was fatally shot by police at a Wendy's drive-thru after officials said he resisted arrest and stole an officer's taser.
An autopsy found that Brooks suffered two gunshot wounds to his back and he died of organ injuries and blood loss, the Fulton County Medical Examiner said on Sunday. The manner of death was listed as a homicide.from her role. Former Assistant Chief Rodney Bryant, who is black, will serve as the city's interim police chief. . Devin Brosnan, another officer at the scene, was placed on administrative duty.
Brooks' death has sparked another wave of intense protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Atlanta.
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