Cop charged with murder for killing Rayshard Brooks
An Atlanta police officer was charged on Wednesday with murder for the shooting death last week of Rayshard Brooks in a fast-food parking lot, while a fellow officer facing lesser charges has agreed to testify against his colleague. The death of Brooks further heightened US social tensions at a time of national soul-searching over police brutality and racism in the criminal justice system. Brooks, a 27-year-old father-of-three, "never presented himself as a threat" and showed no aggressive behavior toward the two white officers involved in the confrontation last Friday, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard told a news conference. Garrett Rolfe, the officer who shot Brooks and was dismissed the next day, was charged with 11 criminal counts, including felony murder, assault with a deadly weapon and violating his oath of office, Howard said.
Source: Reuters
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