Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on Saturday afternoon (June 13) that police chief Erika Shields is stepping down after an officer allegedly shot and killed Rayshard Brooks during an arrest attempt less than 24 hours ago.
Rayshard Brooks, an Atlanta resident, was reportedly shot and killed by police on Friday (June 12) during a struggle with officers in a Wendy’s drive-thru line.
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Police then claim Brooks managed to take the Taser away from an officer before being shot.
Cellphone video captured by a Wendy’s customer appears to show two officers struggling with Brooks on the ground in the barking lot before he’s seen running away from police prior to being shot.
On Wednesday (June 3), Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison upgraded the charges against Chauvin to Second Degree murder for the death of Floyd on and also charged the three other officers involved, J Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane with aiding and abetting murder.
