The facts happened Friday night in Atlanta, the state capital of Georgia. They come as numerous protests against police violence and racism have been taking place for weeks in the United States and other countries, following the death of George Floyd, an African-American who was suffocated by a police officer in Minneapolis, in the northern United States.
According to an official report, Rayshard Brooks, 27 year old black man fell asleep in his car on the drive-through aisle from Wendy’s restaurant, and establishment employees called the police because her vehicle was blocking customers. The man was alcoholic and resisted when police tried to arrest him, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation report said.
Video surveillance footage shows “That during a physical struggle with the agents, Brooks grabbed the Taser from one of the agents and fled , According to the report.
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Officers pursued Brooks on foot and during the chase Brooks turned and pointed the Taser at the officer. Officer used his gun, hitting Brooks », Indicates the document.
Brooks was rushed 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 from office.
The Atlanta police chief resigned on Saturday. Protesters blocked a highway and set fire to Wendy’s fast-food restaurant near which Rayshard Brooks was shot during 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, announced the resignation of Erika Shields, who had been in charge of the Atlanta Police Force for more. 20 years old. “
Due to 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 officer who shot Rayshard Brooks has been fired, announced CNN.
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