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Rayshard Brooks killed by gunshot wounds and death is homicide says medical examiner

showed Mr Brooks running with what looked like a TASER in his hand before three gunshots rang out.Activists set on fire and burned down the Wendy's branch in protest, amid ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstrations over the deaths of unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said of the killing: "There is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do."I do not believe this was a justified use of deadly force."The mayor also accepted the resignation of Police Chief Erika Shields who said she was stepping aside "out of a deep and abiding love for this city and this department."BLM protesters have also been demonstrating about the deaths of Breonna Taylor, who was a healthcare

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New footage shows Rayshard Brooks calmly speaking to cops before being shot

showed Mr Brooks running with what looked like a TASER in his hand before three gunshots rang out.

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Protesters in US call attention to deaths of more black men

fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, 27, on Friday night, and another officer had been placed on administrative duty. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has called for the immediate firing of the officer who opened fire on Brooks at a press conference Saturday evening, where she also announced that she had accepted the resignation of Police Chief Erika Shields.“I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force,” Bottoms said.Roughly 150 protesters marched outside the Wendy's restaurant outside where Brooks was shot, reigniting demonstrations that had largely simmered in the Georgia capital nearly three weeks after Floyd, another black man, died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck.

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Atlanta officer fired after fatal shooting of black man

ATLANTA – An Atlanta police officer was fired following the fatal shooting of a black man and another officer was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early Sunday.The moves follows the Saturday resignation of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields, who stepped down as the Friday night killing of Rayshard Brooks, 27, sparked a new wave of protests in Atlanta after turbulent demonstrations that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis had simmered down.The terminated officer was identified as Garrett Rolfe, who was hired in October 2013, and the officer placed on administrative duty is Devin Bronsan, who was hired in September 2018, according to a release from police spokesperson Sgt.

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Atlanta's police chief resigns after officers kill man who was sleeping in Wendy's drive-thru

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 30: Atlanta Chief of Police Erika Shields during the Security Press Conference during Super Bowl LIII week on January 30, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta GA. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty ATLANTA - Atlanta's police chief resigned Saturday, less than 24 hours after a black man was killed by an Atlanta officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced during a news conference that she had accepted the resignation of Police Chief Erika Shields.Police were called to the restaurant on a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the drive-thru lane as customers waited in line, the GBI said.

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2 more Atlanta officers fired after students pulled from car

ATLANTA – Two more Atlanta police officers were fired Wednesday over an incident in which two college students were pulled from a car in traffic during a large protest against police brutality, authorities said.Sgt. Lonnie Hood and Officer Armon Jones were fired as a result of their involvement in the May 30 incident, police spokesman Sgt.

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Fired Atlanta officers file suit against mayor, police chief

ATLANTA – Two Atlanta police officers who were fired after video showed them using stun guns on two college students pulled from a car in traffic during a large protest against police brutality are looking to get their jobs back.Former Investigators Mark Gardner and Ivory Streeter sued Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Police Chief Erika Shields on Monday.The lawsuit alleges that the officers were fired in violation of the city's code, without investigation, proper notice or a pre-disciplinary hearing. Bottoms and Shields have said they reviewed body camera footage from the May 30 incident and decided to immediately fire the officers and place three others on desk duty.

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Atlanta police chief walks tightrope as she handles protests

ATLANTA – Atlanta's police chief quickly condemned the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and acted swiftly when she determined some of her own officers used excessive force, but now she's questioning a further crackdown on her officers.

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Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired in 'excessive force' arrests

ATLANTA – Two police officers have been fired and three others placed on desk duty over excessive use of force during a protest arrest incident involving two college students, Atlanta's mayor said.

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Killer Mike Issues Urgent Plea For Peaceful Organizing Amid George Floyd Protests: 'We Have to Be Better'

Run the Jewels' Killer Mike made a surprise appearance at Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom's press conference on Friday (May 29), in an attempt to quell some of the violence that has taken place during nationwide protests of George Floyd's police-related death last week.Mike (born Michael Render) appealed to those angry about the incident, asking them to channel their anger into positive movements."I am the son of an Atlanta police officer," said Mike, who was flanked by the Mayor, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields and fellow ATL rapper T.I. at the press conference."My cousin is an Atlanta police officer.

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