A Memphis man who was a passenger in an SUV that was struck by a bullet fired by police at Rayshard Brooks said he ducked under the backseat to protect himself when he heard gunshots.
Shean Williams, the attorney representing Perkins and Evans, said his clients have provided witness statements to the Fulton County district attorney's office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Williams said the bullet that hit Evans' vehicle was one of three shots former officer Garrett Rolfe fired in the"crowded" Wendy's parking lot. The other two struck Brooks in the back, killing him."As you can imagine this has been a very emotional, scary time for my clients," Williams said."They not only witnessed someone dying in front of them, less than 10 feet, they also themselves were almost seriously injured or killed.
The second officer at the scene, Devin Brosnan, is facing three lesser charges. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said Wednesday that Brosnan was willing to testify against Rolfe,Rolfe and Brosnan were responding a call about Brooks being asleep in his car in the drive-thru lane before the shooting happened. Brooks failed a sobriety test and officers tried to handcuff him.
Videos from the scene show Brooks wrestling with two white officers and getting a Taser from one of them. Brooks aimed the Taser at the officers while running away. Authorities say Rolfe then fired the three gunshots.
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