A 27 years old black man, Rayshard Brooks was killed in Atlanta on Friday by Atlanta police officer, Devin Brosnan and on Saturday, the police officer got fired and another officer was placed on administrative duty, also, the police chief Erika Shields resigns from his duty.
This incident has sparked a new wave of protests in Atlanta after turbulent demonstrations following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police had simmered down.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) released a security camera video of the shooting on Saturday. The police department also released body camera and dash-camera footage from both officers.
Protesters in Atlanta on Saturday shut down an interstate highway in both directions and set a fire near Wendy’s Fast Food Restaurant where the incident took place on Friday.
