The police officer who killed Rayshard Brooks is being charged with felony murder.
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The other officer is charged with aggravated assault. This is setting a precedent for officers who turn to excessive force leading to escalated situations.
The former Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back twice in a Wendy’s parking lot in Atlanta, Georgia, as he ran away, will be charged.
AP reports that Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced on Wednesday that officer Garrett Rolfe would face charges. 11Alive News reports that Rolfe faces 11 charges, including one for felony murder, as published by the Daily Kos portal by Internet.
Howard told reporters that Rolfe kicked Brooks while he lay dying on the floor, while officer Devin Bronsan “stood on his shoulder,” all after the shooting. Bronsan will also be charged.
Howard told news outlets that the warrants have been signed for the officers’ arrests, but that the exact nature of all of the charges will not be known until then. The charges believed to be in play are murder, felony murder, and involuntary manslaughter.
Fulton County DA Paul Howard says that Rayshard Brooks “never presented himself as a threat”.