Shooting in georgia wendys. Atlanta police chief erika shields steps. Rayshard brooks 27 was fatally shot by police at a wendys drive thru after officials said he resisted arrest and stole an officers taser. An atlanta police officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of rayshard brooks 27 in a wendys parking lot was fired as protests grew and the restaurant burned for about an hour.
New surveillance video has been released of the moment atlanta police fatally shot 27 year old rayshard brooks in the parking lot of a wendys restaurant. Police bodycam footage released in wendys shooting the footage shows things escalating very quickly resulting in the 27 year olds death. Rayshard brooks a 27 year old black man was shot and killed by atlanta police after an encounter with two officers that took place around 1030 pm.
The wendys where the. Brooks had been asleep in his car at the. The georgia bureau of investigation said brooks 27 was shot by an officer after he pointed a police taser at one of the officers as he was running away from them.
A 27 year old african american man was shot in the back and killed by atlanta police friday night after someone complained he was sleeping in his car at a wendys drive thru.