At a time when the tension with the American police is at its peak after the death of George Floyd, a new blunder has tarnished the image of law enforcement in the United States. A 27-year-old African-American man died during an attempted arrest. The Atlanta police chief resigned on Saturday. At the same time, protests erupted in the city.
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Protesters blocked a highway and set fire to Wendy’s fast food restaurant near which Rayshard Brooks was shot in a confrontation with police, local media reported. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, whose name has been put forward as a possible running mate of Democrat Joe Biden for the November presidential election, has announced the resignation of Erika Shields, who had been in charge of the Atlanta Police Force for more. 20 years old.
Chaotic arrest
“Because of her desire for Atlanta to be a model of what meaningful reform should be across the country, Erika Shields tendered her immediate resignation as chief of police,” the mayor said in televised statements. The facts occurred Friday night in Atlanta, the state capital of Georgia.
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Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, fell asleep in his car on the drive-through driveway at Wendy’s restaurant, according to an official report, and establishment workers called the police because his vehicle blocked customers. The man was alcoholic and resisted when police tried to arrest him, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation report said.
“Physical struggle with the agents”
CCTV footage shows “that during a physical struggle with the officers, Brooks grabbed the Taser from one of the officers and fled,” the report said. “The officers pursued Brooks on foot and during the chase Brooks turned and pointed the Taser at the officer. The officer used his gun, hitting Brooks, ”the document reads.
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Brooks was taken to a hospital and underwent surgery, but died soon after, the report says, which adds that an officer was injured. The mayor said the officer who fired the fatal shot should be removed. The latter, identified as Garrett Rolfe, was fired from the Atlanta police force, and a second police officer was suspended, according to ABC News.
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