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Prosecutor drops charges against police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, saying they 'committed no crimes'
The prosecutor said Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe, who fatally shot Brooks, was "justified i…
Rebecca Cohen,Charles R. Davis
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The city of Atlanta reinstated the police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks
The Atlanta Civil Service Board ruled that the police department failed to follow correct protocols…
Madison Hall
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Ex-cop facing murder charges in death of Rayshard Brooks wants back on the force
Garrett Rolfe was fired from the Atlanta Police Department in June 2020, the day after he fatally s…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Officer accused of shooting Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder
Garrett Rolfe faces 11 charges, including felony murder and aggravated assault, while Devin Brosnan…
Rhea Mahbubani
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Princeton University will remove Woodrow Wilson's name from campus buildings due to his 'racist thinking and policies'
The decision to remove former President Woodrow Wilson's name came amid a nationwide reckoning with…
Lauren Frias
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An Atlanta police officer charged in Rayshard Brooks' death believes he 'didn't do anything wrong'
Atlanta police officer Devin Brosnan was charged with aggravated assault following the fatal shooti…
Kelly McLaughlin
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The officer accused of killing Rayshard Brooks was moved to a different jail over security concerns
Garrett Rolfe, who was scheduled to appear in court today, has moved correctional facilities due to…
Monica Humphries
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Garrett Rolfe, the officer charged with killing Rayshard Brooks, was accused of covering up a police shooting of a Black man in 2015
Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe faces 11 charges in connection to the June 12 fatal sho…
Ashley Collman
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A 'higher than usual' number of Atlanta police officers call out after former colleague charged with murder over the killing of Rayshard Brooks
The Atlanta Police Department said it was experiencing a "higher than usual" number of call outs We…
Charles Davis
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The officer that shot Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta could face felony murder charges for 'unreasonable' escalation, the prosecutor says
The district attorney said the fact that the situation escalated and resulted in Rayshard Brooks' d…
Rosie Perper
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The Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks was reprimanded for using a firearm in 2017
Ex-officer Garrett Rolfe had been with Atlanta police for nearly seven years. He faced 12 investiga…
Rhea Mahbubani
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Atlanta officer Garrett Rolfe was fired after fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks. He had recently been trained in de-escalation tactics and cultural awareness.
Garrett Rolfe attended 2,000 hours of police training, his personnel record shows. In January, he a…
Rhea Mahbubani
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Rayshard Brooks was a loving family man who thought the George Floyd protests would move the needle on police brutality. Then he was shot dead by an Atlanta officer.
A police officer fatally shot Rayshard Brooks during an encounter that began when Brooks was found …
Rhea Mahbubani
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Rayshard Brooks' wife says the officers who fatally shot her husband should be jailed
Tomika Miller, Rayshard Brooks' wife, says the Atlanta police officer involved in her husband's dea…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Rayshard Brooks celebrated his 8-year-old daughter's birthday hours before he was shot dead by Atlanta police
Brooks took his eldest daughter, Blessing, 8, to get her nails done Friday and play at an arcade. H…
Ashley Collman
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Medical examiner says Rayshard Brooks died from gunshot wounds to the back and his death has been labeled a homicide
Rayshard Brooks died on Friday night after being fatally shot by a white police officer during a sc…
Rosie Perper
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The Atlanta police website went down after the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks. The hactivist group Anonymous claimed responsibility.
Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by police Friday night after they responded to a Wendy's where he …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Police have released body-cam footage showing the struggle before the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks by the Atlanta police
In the footage outside a Wendy's in Atlanta, officers questioned Brooks before a scuffle broke out …
Tom Porter
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The Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been fired, and a 2nd officer is on administrative leave
The officer had opened fire on Rayshard Brooks after a scuffle in which Brooks grabbed a Taser, the…
Michelle Mark
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Atlanta protesters set a Wendy's on fire after police fatally shot a Black man at the drive-thru
Activists also shut down traffic on a highway in response to Rayshard Brooks' killing, and police u…