Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard brought felony murder charges against ex-police officer Garrett Rolfe in the killing of Rayshard Brooks last Friday in a Wendy’s parking lot.
Hours after the charges were announced, the Atlanta Police Department said an unusual number of officers called out sick from the late shift.
Brooks died Friday night after being fatally shot by a white police officer during a scuffle in an Atlanta fast-food parking lot.
The officer shot Brooks in the back twice as the 27-year-old fled on foot with a taser he wrestled from Brooks’ partner Devin Brosnan.
Garrett Rolfe, the officer involved in the shooting, was fired, while officer Devin Brosnan was placed on administrative leave.
