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Caption Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms elaborates on her decision not to seek reelection during a news conference Friday at Atlanta City Hall. She surprised the political establishment when she announced Thursday she wouldn t run again.
Updated May 7, 2021 at 11:41 AM ET
In an emotional news conference Friday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms explained her decision not to seek a second term, citing the challenges of her time in office and a desire to make room for a potential successor to prepare a campaign.
The briefing came after Bottoms announced Thursday that she would not run for reelection this year. She first privately told close friends, staffers and allies of her decision, according to
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Officer Garrett Rolfe, Who Shot Rayshard Brooks, Has His Job Back
5 May 2021
Officer Garrett Rolfe of the Atlanta Police Department has his job back even though he still faces eleven criminal charges, including felony murder, in the death of Rayshard Brooks, whom he shot and killed during a confrontation on June 12, 2020.
Rolfe and his partner, Officer Devin Brosnan, were called to a Wendy’s restaurant after Brooks, 27, allegedly fell asleep in his car in the drive-thru lane. Brooks allegedly failed a breathalyzer test and was found to be above the legal alcohol limit.
Officers spoke with Brooks for more than 40 minutes before attempting to arrest him. Brooks resisted, grabbing one of their Tasers and firing it. Rolfe, who had also apparently fired his Taser, fired his gun at Brooks, hitting him. Brooks later died.
Black Lives Matter protest erupts in Atlanta after police department REINSTATES white officer Garrett Rolfe as he awaits murder trial for shooting Rayshard Brooks in Wendy s drive-thru
Garrett Rolfe, 27, fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, also 27, twice in the back as he ran from officers outside a Wendy s in Atlanta on June 12
Rolfe was fired by the Atlanta Police Department the following day
The Atlanta Civil Service Board reversed the termination of Rolfe s employment on Wednesday
Dozens of Black Lives Matter protesters descended on Atlanta City Hall to express outrage at the decision
Rolfe is awaiting trial after being charged with 11 counts over Brooks death, including felony murder
Atlanta Police Officer Who Was Fired For Fatally Shooting Rayshard Brooks Gets His Job Back
Garrett Rolfe, the Atlanta police officer who was fired for shooting and killing Rayshard Brooks has been reinstated.
The decision to give Rolfe’s his job back came after the Atlanta Civil Service Board determined that the city failed “to comply with several provisions of the City Code.”
The Board also stated in their five-page decision, “The Board concludes the appellant was not afforded his right to due process. Therefore, the Board grants the appeal of Garrett Rolfe and revokes his dismissal as an employer of the APD.”