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Atlanta police officers won’t face charges for Rayshard Brooks shooting: prosecutorA special prosecutor said Officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot and killed Brooks in June 2020, and Officer Devin Brosnan faced a "dynamic situation" that was "quickly evolving."WorldAug 23, 2022
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Atlanta reinstates police officer charged in fatal shooting of Rayshard BrooksThe Atlanta Civil Service Board said the city failed to follow its own procedures when Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms dismissed Garrett Rolfe, who is white, without a hearing.WorldMay 5, 2021
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Atlanta police call out sick in protest of charges in Rayshard Brooks deathInterim Chief Rodney Bryant said the sick calls began Wednesday night and continued Thursday, but said the department had sufficient staff to protect the city.WorldJun 19, 2020
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Rayshard Brooks death: Atlanta mayor vows changes in how police use forceAtlanta’s mayor is vowing to change police use-of-force policies and require that officers receive continuous training in how to deescalate situations before the consequences become fatal.WorldJun 16, 2020
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Rayshard Brooks death: Could the police shooting in Atlanta have been prevented?It started off as routine: a man asleep in his car in a fast-food drive-thru. But it rapidly spun out of control when Atlanta police tried to handcuff and arrest Rayshard Brooks for being intoxicated.WorldJun 16, 2020
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Family of Rayshard Brooks, man shot dead by Atlanta police, pleads for justice"Not only are we hurt, we are angry,'' said Chassidy Evans, Brooks' niece. "When does it stop? We're not only pleading for justice. We're pleading for change.''WorldJun 15, 2020
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Rayshard Brooks death: How a sobriety test in Atlanta quickly turned deadlyAtlanta police video released Sunday showing a seemingly routine sobriety check outside a Wendy’s restaurant that quickly spun out of control, ending in gunfire.WorldJun 15, 2020
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Atlanta police offer $10K reward in attempt to find out who burned down Wendy’sThe fast-food outlet was torched late on Saturday during demonstrations that erupted over the killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks.WorldJun 14, 2020
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Police officer fired after fatal shooting of Black man in AtlantaAn Atlanta police officer was fired following the fatal shooting of a Black man and another officer was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early Sunday.WorldJun 14, 2020
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Atlanta police chief steps down after Black man shot, killed by police during DUI stopAtlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced during a news conference that she had accepted the resignation of Police Chief Erika Shields.WorldJun 13, 2020
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