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The Georgia Law Enforcement Organization, a law enforcement nonprofit, raised $250,000 for Rolfe to pay his legal fees as of June 19.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Kane |first1=Caitlin |date=19 June 2020|title=Georgia nonprofit raises funds for legal fees of officer charged with murder of Rayshard Brooks |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-nonprofit-raises-funds-for-legal-fees-of-officer-charged-with-murder-of-rayshard-brooks/ |website=cbsnews.com |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref>
The Georgia Law Enforcement Organization, a law enforcement nonprofit, raised $250,000 for Rolfe to pay his legal fees as of June 19.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Kane |first1=Caitlin |date=19 June 2020|title=Georgia nonprofit raises funds for legal fees of officer charged with murder of Rayshard Brooks |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-nonprofit-raises-funds-for-legal-fees-of-officer-charged-with-murder-of-rayshard-brooks/ |website=cbsnews.com |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc. |accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref>

The Fulton County District Attorney's decision to file charges before the GBI investigation was complete was criticized by U.S. Congressman [[Doug Collins (politician)|Doug Collins]], and U.S. Senator [[David Perdue]].<ref name=prdu>{{cite web| last1=Galloway|first1=Jim|last2=Bluestein|first2=Greg|last3=Mitchell|first3=Tia|title=The Jolt: Business owners have a right to be angered by protest violence, Atlanta mayor says|date=2020-07-09| url= https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/the-jolt-business-owners-have-right-angered-protest-violence-atlanta-mayor-says/QwmXbPYA1RAWF7jpcjYB2I/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1349068 |website=ajc.com|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution| accessdate=12 July 2020}}</ref> Senator Perdue stated, “We had a district attorney for political reasons who jumped the gun and got out of the sequence.”<ref name=prdu/> Rep. Collins described the felony murder charge specifically as "a political decision, not a legal one", called on the Attorney General of Georgia [[Christopher M. Carr|Chris Carr]] to appoint a [[special prosecutor]] to take over the case, and sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General [[William Barr]] urging him to open an investigation into the district attorney’s “egregious abuse of power”.<ref>{{cite web |last1= Bluestein |first1=Greg|title= Collins wants feds to probe Fulton DA’s ‘egregious’ decision in Brooks killing |date= 2020-07-08 |url= https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/collins-wants-feds-probe-fulton-egregious-decision-brooks-killing/kULDZMNol0anrk5dA7CGUI/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1345821 |website=ajc.com |publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |accessdate= 12 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="WSBTV_many_question">{{cite web|last1=Carr|first1=Nicole|date=2020-06-18|title=Many question DA’s decision to charge officers in Brooks case before end of GBI investigation|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/many-question-das-decision-charge-officers-brooks-case-before-end-gbi-investigation/TB2ZUMLR4VAKBHZLVOFCFGUOUQ/|website=wsbtv.com|publisher=WSB-TV}}</ref><ref name="TS_collins_calls">{{Cite web|date=June 22, 2020|title=Rep. Doug Collins Calls for a Special Prosecutor in Rayshard Brooks Shooting|url=https://tennesseestar.com/2020/06/22/rep-doug-collins-calls-for-a-special-prosecutor-in-rayshard-brooks-shooting/|url-status=live|website=Tennessee Star}}</ref>

The District Attorney's decision to file charges were praised by former Georgia state senator [[Vincent Fort]] who said, "Paul Howard's decision to bring charges in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks in the back came after viewing eight different videos of the killing. The DA's office interviewed multiple witnesses from the crowded scene at the Wendy's. Howard would have been derelict if he had not brought charges with the mountain of evidence available." <ref>{{cite web| last1=Galloway|first1=Jim|last2=Bluestein|first2=Greg|last3=Mitchell|first3=Tia|title=The Jolt: Business owners have a right to be angered by protest violence, Atlanta mayor says|date=2020-07-09| url= https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/the-jolt-business-owners-have-right-angered-protest-violence-atlanta-mayor-says/QwmXbPYA1RAWF7jpcjYB2I/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1349068 |website=ajc.com|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution| accessdate=12 July 2020}}</ref> Vice President of the N.A.A.C.P Atlanta chapter, Gerald Griggs, also praised the District Attorney's decision to bring charges describing D.A. Howard as “a hard-charging prosecutor that seeks justice where he believes that justice lies.” <ref>{{cite web |last=Fausset|first=Richard|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/us/rayshard-brooks-paul-howard.html|title= Swift Charges Against Atlanta Officers Met With Relief and Skepticism|publisher=New York Times}}</ref>


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Killing of Rayshard Brooks
Devin Brosnan's body camera recorded police officer Garrett Rolfe questioning Rayshard Brooks in a restaurant parking lot shortly before Rolfe shot Brooks.
Image from Devin Brosnan's bodycam showing Rayshard Brooks (left) and Garrett Rolfe
DateJune 12, 2020 (2020-06-12)
Time11:23 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates33°43′18.4″N 84°23′31.3″W / 33.721778°N 84.392028°W / 33.721778; -84.392028
Charges

On the night of June 12, 2020, Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old African American man, was fatally shot by Atlanta Police Department (APD) officer Garrett Rolfe. Fellow officer Devin Brosnan had responded to a complaint that Brooks was asleep in a car blocking a restaurant drive-through lane; Rolfe arrived after Brosnan radioed for assistance some minutes later. After a breathalyzer exam indicated that Brooks's blood-alcohol content was above the legal limit for driving, Rolfe and Brosnan began to handcuff Brooks. Brooks scuffled with the officers, got hold of Brosnan's taser, punched Rolfe, and ran. With Rolfe pursuing him, Brooks half-turned and fired the taser toward Rolfe, who then shot Brooks twice from behind while a third shot struck an occupied car. Brooks died after surgery.

Footage of the incident, recorded from the officers' bodycams, a witness's phone and the restaurant's security system, was widely broadcast. Police chief Erika Shields resigned one day later; that same day, Rolfe was fired and Brosnan was placed on administrative duty.

Based on these videos and witness reports, prosecutors claimed that after Brooks was shot, Rolfe kicked Brooks and Brosnan stood on his shoulder. Rolfe was charged with felony murder and ten other offenses; Brosnan with aggravated assault and two counts of violation of oath.

People involved

Rayshard Brooks was a 27-year-old African American restaurant worker who lived in Atlanta.[1] He had been married eight years and had three daughters and a stepson.[2][3] In a February 2020 interview he discussed the two years he spent in prison and his difficulties after being released, such as difficulty finding work.[4][5] A driving under the influence conviction could have led to revocation of his probation and a return to prison.[6][7]

Garrett Rolfe had been a police officer in the Atlanta Police Department since 2013. He was part of APD units specializing in DUI enforcement.[8] In 2016, he received a written reprimand for aiming his gun at a stolen car being pursued.[9] In May 2019, he was honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for making more than 50 DUI arrests the previous year.[8] In early 2020, he undertook training in the use of deadly force and in de-escalation.[8]

Devin Brosnan has been an Atlanta police officer since 2018.[10]

Death

External videos
video icon Brosnan's body camera on YouTube (Rolfe moves to handcuff Brooks at 43:00)
video icon Rolfe's body camera on YouTube (Rolfe moves to handcuff Brooks at 29:00)
video icon Witness video of Brooks, Rolfe, and Brosnan struggling on YouTube (38 sec)
video icon Security camera video showing Rolfe shooting Brooks and subsequent events on YouTube

At 10:42 p.m. on June 12, 2020, Atlanta Police Department officer Devin Brosnan arrived at the Wendy's restaurant at 125 University Avenue in South Atlanta to investigate a report of a man (Brooks) asleep in a car which was blocking the drive-through lane.[11][12] Brosnan awakened Brooks and told him to move the car to a parking space and take a nap; Brooks fell asleep again without moving the car. Brosnan again woke Brooks and Brooks parked the car. Brosnan checked Brooks's driver's license and radioed for assistance from an officer certified to conduct driving under the influence investigations.[13][14]

Officer Garrett Rolfe arrived at 10:56[11] and, with Brooks's permission, performed a pat-down search for weapons, a field sobriety test, and a breathalyzer test.[15] Brooks appeared impaired[16][17] and was confused about where he was.[18] He said he had had one to one-and-a-half drinks[8] and denied driving[12] or being too drunk to drive.[11] The Breathalyzer registered a blood alcohol level of 0.108%, above the legal limit of 0.08%.[8] Brooks asked to leave his car in the parking lot overnight and walk to his sister's house a short distance away.[19] News outlets have characterized Brooks as relaxed,[12] friendly,[13] and cooperative.[17]

At 11:23,[12] Rolfe told Brooks: "All right, I think you've had too much to drink to be driving. Put your hands behind your back for me";[15] he and Brosnan then moved behind Brooks to handcuff him.[10] Brooks tried to break free and he and the officers scuffled on the ground. During the struggle Brosnan drew his taser, but Brooks wrested it from him and fired it;[20] Brosnan says the taser contacted him and he struck his head on the pavement.[16] Brooks stood up and punched Rolfe, who drew his own taser and shot Brooks with it.[17] Brooks fled through the parking lot with Brosnan's taser still in hand. Rolfe pursued him and fired again with his own taser.[12] While still running, Brooks glanced back, half-turned, and fired the second shot of Brosnan's taser  – capable of two shots before being reloaded[18] – over Rolfe's head.[11][19]

According to prosecutors, Brooks and Rolfe were 18 feet (5.5 m) apart[21][a] when Rolfe dropped his taser, drew his handgun[11] and shot Brooks once in the midback and once in the buttocks;[23] a third shot struck a nearby vehicle, narrowly missing its three occupants.[17][20] According to prosecutors, Rolfe then said "I got him".[16][22]

Two minutes after Brooks was shot Rolfe appeared to unroll a bandage and place it on Brooks's torso. Seven minutes after Brooks was shot an ambulance arrived and he was taken to the hospital, where he died following surgery.[11] Brosnan was treated for a concussion.[24]

Investigation and criminal charges

The county medical examiner ruled Brooks' death a homicide.[25] Following standard procedure, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) opened an investigation.[26] The two officers were removed from duty;[27] soon after, Rolfe was fired and Brosnan placed on administrative duty.[28][29]

On June 17, while the GBI investigation was still ongoing, the Fulton County District Attorney announced eleven charges against Rolfe: felony murder, five counts of aggravated assault, four police oath violations, and damage to property.[30] Brosnan was charged with aggravated assault and two counts of violation of oath.[31][32] The Fulton County DA said that Rolfe should have been aware that the taser Brooks had taken posed no danger, as after being fired twice it could not fire again;[33] that Rolfe and Brosnan did not provide timely medical aid to Brooks for over two minutes and that before they did, Rolfe kicked him and Brosnan stood on his shoulders;[33] and that it was a violation of department policy for Rolfe to begin handcuffing Brooks before telling him he was being arrested.[20]

Brosnan was released on June 18 after posting a $50,000 signature bond.[34][35] Rolfe was released July 1 on a $500,000 bond with conditions.[36][37]

Reactions

Demonstrators gathered at the site of the shooting beginning June 12.[38] On June 13, protesters burned down the Wendy's restaurant outside which Brooks was shot, set fire to several nearby cars, and broke a television camera.[39][40][41] A woman acquainted with Brooks was charged with first-degree arson in connection with the restaurant fire.[42] Protests continued in the area around the Wendy's, there were problems with armed protesters closing adjacent streets with barriers, and on July 4 an 8-year-old girl was killed when the car she was riding in was shot at by protesters.[43]

On June 13, Atlanta's police chief Erika Shields resigned; Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Shields had resigned in the hope that "the city may move forward with urgency and [rebuild] the trust so desperately needed throughout our communities."[44][45][46] On June 15, Mayor Bottoms ordered the Atlanta Police Department to overhaul its use-of-force policies.[47]

Beginning the day after charges against Rolfe were announced, Atlanta police officers called in sick for their shifts, staging a "blue flu" protest.[48][49][50] In the four days from June 17 to 20, about 170 officers called in sick and officers in 3 out of the city's 6 police zones did not respond to calls.[51] On the evening of June 19 every police officer failed to report for duty in Zone 5, leaving only the three supervisors.[52] Atlanta's interim police chief Rodney Bryant, said that the department had "to shift resources to insure proper coverage" due to police absenteeism.[53] Total arrests citywide dropped by 71% during the sickout.[54] Mayor Bottoms said that APD morale "is down ten-fold."[55] On June 18, the Atlanta Police Foundation, a private nonprofit group, announced that all APD officers would receive a one-time $500 bonus for continuing to work through the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent George Floyd protests.[56][57]

The Georgia Law Enforcement Organization, a law enforcement nonprofit, raised $250,000 for Rolfe to pay his legal fees as of June 19.[58]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Tasers have a range of about 15 feet (4.6 m).[22]

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