Rayshard Brooks‘ family members are talking about his killing in public for the first time since he was gunned down Friday night … and we’re streaming their remarks live.
The Brooks family are coming to the podium in Atlanta, where they’ll discuss losing their loved one needlessly and senselessly at the hands of 2 police officers … one of whom opened fire on Rayshard, shooting him twice in the back, as he attempted to flee arrest in a Wendy’s parking lot.
In the body cam footage, you see Rayshard was cooperative with the officers after they found him sleeping in his car. He explained he’d just come from a relative’s birthday party where he admitted to having a drink or two … which led to field sobriety testing, and the cops attempting to arrest him.
Rayshard was begging the officers to let him go and allow him to walk home, which was no more than a few blocks away. The cops refused though and insisted on taking him in.
As we reported, while wrestling with the officers, Rayshard took one of their tasers — a non-lethal weapon — and seemed to point it at them while running away. That’s when the cop opened fire 3 times. The autopsy results show he was struck twice in the back, and the medical examiner ruled it a homicide.
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Atlanta’s mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, decried the killing … and accepted the resignation of the APD Chief of Police in response. One of the officers involved in the shooting, Garrett Rolfe, has been fired … the other cop was placed on administrative leave.