BROOKS, Rayshard, age 27, of Atlanta, GA, passed June 13, 2020.
Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Rayshard Brooks will be Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1:00PM; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D, Pastor.
Public Viewing Monday, June 22, 2020 from 3:00-7:00PM; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312.
Interment: Private.
Services entrusted to Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, 404-758-1731.
Brooks, the 27 year old black man who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer, has been celebrating his daughter's birthday on the night of his death, lawyers for the family said in a new conference Saturday. Brooks was killed during a confrontation with two white police officers late Friday night.
Attorney L. Chris Stewart said Brooks had planned on taking his 8 year old daughter skating for her birthday. "She had her birthday dress on. She was waiting for her dad to come pick her up and take her skating," he said.
Brooks has three daughters, ages 1, 2 and 8 and a 13 year old stepston. Stewart said Brooks was beloved by his family and friends. "We watched them play and laugh and be oblivious to the fact that their dad was murdered on camera, a scene that we keep repeating", Stewart told reporters.
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August 23, 2022
(CNN) -- A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, saying the officers acted reasonably in response to a deadly threat.
"Both acted as reasonable officers would under the facts and circumstances of the events of that night," special prosecutor Peter Skandalakis said. "Both acted in accordance with well-established law and were justified in the use of force regarding the situation."
The announcement comes two years after Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed outside a Wendy's restaurant after he fought two officers who tried to arrest him for DUI. During the struggle, Brooks overpowered officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan, took a Taser from Brosnan and ran away, according to prosecutors. While fleeing, he turned back and fired the stolen Taser at Rolfe, who then shot Brooks twice, in the back and buttocks, killing him, prosecutors said. The incident was extensively captured on video, including bodycam footage, Wendy's surveillance video, and a witness cellphone video.
Contributor: Nancy Lane (46795948)
Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Rayshard Brooks will be Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1:00PM; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D, Pastor.
Public Viewing Monday, June 22, 2020 from 3:00-7:00PM; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312.
Interment: Private.
Services entrusted to Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, 404-758-1731.
Brooks, the 27 year old black man who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer, has been celebrating his daughter's birthday on the night of his death, lawyers for the family said in a new conference Saturday. Brooks was killed during a confrontation with two white police officers late Friday night.
Attorney L. Chris Stewart said Brooks had planned on taking his 8 year old daughter skating for her birthday. "She had her birthday dress on. She was waiting for her dad to come pick her up and take her skating," he said.
Brooks has three daughters, ages 1, 2 and 8 and a 13 year old stepston. Stewart said Brooks was beloved by his family and friends. "We watched them play and laugh and be oblivious to the fact that their dad was murdered on camera, a scene that we keep repeating", Stewart told reporters.
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August 23, 2022
(CNN) -- A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, saying the officers acted reasonably in response to a deadly threat.
"Both acted as reasonable officers would under the facts and circumstances of the events of that night," special prosecutor Peter Skandalakis said. "Both acted in accordance with well-established law and were justified in the use of force regarding the situation."
The announcement comes two years after Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed outside a Wendy's restaurant after he fought two officers who tried to arrest him for DUI. During the struggle, Brooks overpowered officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan, took a Taser from Brosnan and ran away, according to prosecutors. While fleeing, he turned back and fired the stolen Taser at Rolfe, who then shot Brooks twice, in the back and buttocks, killing him, prosecutors said. The incident was extensively captured on video, including bodycam footage, Wendy's surveillance video, and a witness cellphone video.
Contributor: Nancy Lane (46795948)
BROOKS, Rayshard, age 27, of Atlanta, GA, passed June 13, 2020.
Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Rayshard Brooks will be Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1:00PM; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D, Pastor.
Public Viewing Monday, June 22, 2020 from 3:00-7:00PM; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312.
Interment: Private.
Services entrusted to Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, 404-758-1731.
Brooks, the 27 year old black man who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer, has been celebrating his daughter's birthday on the night of his death, lawyers for the family said in a new conference Saturday. Brooks was killed during a confrontation with two white police officers late Friday night.
Attorney L. Chris Stewart said Brooks had planned on taking his 8 year old daughter skating for her birthday. "She had her birthday dress on. She was waiting for her dad to come pick her up and take her skating," he said.
Brooks has three daughters, ages 1, 2 and 8 and a 13 year old stepston. Stewart said Brooks was beloved by his family and friends. "We watched them play and laugh and be oblivious to the fact that their dad was murdered on camera, a scene that we keep repeating", Stewart told reporters.
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August 23, 2022
(CNN) -- A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, saying the officers acted reasonably in response to a deadly threat.
"Both acted as reasonable officers would under the facts and circumstances of the events of that night," special prosecutor Peter Skandalakis said. "Both acted in accordance with well-established law and were justified in the use of force regarding the situation."
The announcement comes two years after Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed outside a Wendy's restaurant after he fought two officers who tried to arrest him for DUI. During the struggle, Brooks overpowered officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan, took a Taser from Brosnan and ran away, according to prosecutors. While fleeing, he turned back and fired the stolen Taser at Rolfe, who then shot Brooks twice, in the back and buttocks, killing him, prosecutors said. The incident was extensively captured on video, including bodycam footage, Wendy's surveillance video, and a witness cellphone video.
Contributor: Nancy Lane (46795948)
Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Rayshard Brooks will be Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1:00PM; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, Ph.D, Pastor.
Public Viewing Monday, June 22, 2020 from 3:00-7:00PM; Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30312.
Interment: Private.
Services entrusted to Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, 404-758-1731.
Brooks, the 27 year old black man who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer, has been celebrating his daughter's birthday on the night of his death, lawyers for the family said in a new conference Saturday. Brooks was killed during a confrontation with two white police officers late Friday night.
Attorney L. Chris Stewart said Brooks had planned on taking his 8 year old daughter skating for her birthday. "She had her birthday dress on. She was waiting for her dad to come pick her up and take her skating," he said.
Brooks has three daughters, ages 1, 2 and 8 and a 13 year old stepston. Stewart said Brooks was beloved by his family and friends. "We watched them play and laugh and be oblivious to the fact that their dad was murdered on camera, a scene that we keep repeating", Stewart told reporters.
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August 23, 2022
(CNN) -- A Georgia special prosecutor announced Tuesday that murder and assault charges will be dismissed against two Atlanta police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in June 2020, saying the officers acted reasonably in response to a deadly threat.
"Both acted as reasonable officers would under the facts and circumstances of the events of that night," special prosecutor Peter Skandalakis said. "Both acted in accordance with well-established law and were justified in the use of force regarding the situation."
The announcement comes two years after Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed outside a Wendy's restaurant after he fought two officers who tried to arrest him for DUI. During the struggle, Brooks overpowered officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan, took a Taser from Brosnan and ran away, according to prosecutors. While fleeing, he turned back and fired the stolen Taser at Rolfe, who then shot Brooks twice, in the back and buttocks, killing him, prosecutors said. The incident was extensively captured on video, including bodycam footage, Wendy's surveillance video, and a witness cellphone video.
Contributor: Nancy Lane (46795948)
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