Ex-Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with murder

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BREAKING: Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe charged with felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, Fulton Co. district attorney announces.

a Wendy's employee told the dispatcher that the customer was parked in the middle of the drive-thru, forcing cars to go around his vehicle. When the dispatcher asked if the customer had any visible weapons, the employee said,"No, no. I think he's intoxicated."

GBI Director Vic Reynolds said at a news conference Saturday that Brooks was able to get one of the officer's stun guns and video showed him appearing to run away with the stun gun in his hand. Howard said Wednesday that Brooks"never presented himself as a threat" to the officers and appeared"almost jovial." The district attorney said Brooks followed every instruction by the officers and was never informed that he was under arrest for driving under the influence.

L. Chris Stewart, an attorney for Brooks' family, said his killing is not justified and questioned why the officers did not let Brooks walk home."It didn't have to go to that level," Stewart said at a news conference on Monday."And that's what we're saying in America with policing, is this type of empathy is gone. ...

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