Atlanta PD Officer Charged With Murder After Fatally Shooting Rayshard Brooks

The Atlanta PD officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back and killed him during a confrontation at a downtown Wendy’s,will be charged with murder, ABC News reports.

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The news that Fulton County DA is planning to charge Garrett Rolfe, the officer who shot Brooks (Rolfe has already been fired), was broken by ABC News. He will face a murder charge, along with 10 other charges.

Arrest warrants will be issued in connection with the death of Rayshard Brooks, a black man shot dead by an Atlanta police officer in a Wendy’s parking lot last week, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. has not yet announced the charges, or who has been charged, at an ongoing news conference.

Garrett Rolfe, the officer who shot Brooks, has since been fired.

The second officer at the scene, Devin Brosnan, was placed on administrative leave.

Additionally, the second officer who responded to the call that led to the fatal shooting, and whose city-issued taser was stolen by Brooks before he was shot in the back by Rolfe, will face three charges, and is reportedly cooperating with the DA. That officer, Devin Brosnan, was placed on administrative leave, but hasn’t been terminated – pending an investigation.

Brosnan will face a charge of aggravated assault, which is interesting since the alleged “assault” occurred while Brooks was actively resisting arrest.