The Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy's parking lot had faced disciplinary action for a prior use-of-force incident involving a firearm in 2016, according to department records.
Brooks struggled with the officers after they administered a field sobriety test and tried to take him into custody. Surveillance video appears to show Brooks running away from the officers with a stun gun that he'd taken from one of them, Vic Reynolds, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said."At that point, the Atlanta officer reaches down and retrieves his weapon from his holster, discharges it, strikes Mr.
Brosnan, who had no disciplinary record, was hired June 13, 2019, almost a year to the date of Brooks' shooting. He has been placed on administrative leave. Vince Champion, the southeast regional director for the International Brotherhood of Police Officers who is speaking on the officers' behalf, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
On Monday, Champion said:"To allude to the fact for people to look at the video and say the officer just shot him in the back, I think that’s improper to make that decision right at this point. Again, that’s why you have investigations."death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis policeBrooks' family attorney L. Chris Stewart said there was no reason for the use of deadly force on a man who was running away from officers.
Atlanta police Chief Erika Shields resigned less than 24 hours after the shooting, saying in a statement,"It is time for the city to move forward and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve."
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