Turned to anger and disgust. We have concluded that mr. Brooks was running away at the time that the shot was fired. Fulton County District attorney all our junior charged the Police Officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks in atlanta on june 12 with felony murder as well as ten other cha. The demeanor of the officers immediately after the shooting did not reflect any fear or danger of mr. Brooks. Speak about your hands behind your back. Brooke fell asleep in his car and a wendys drivethru on friday night. After 20 minutes of calm conversation, brooks agreed to take a sobriety test which he failed. When the two officers attempted to handcuff him, he began to struggle, seizing one of the officers tasers and fleeing. At one point he turned to fire the taser. Former officer Garrett Rolfe who was terminated after the incident fired three shots, hitting brooks twice in the back. We have also concluded that rolfe was aware that the taser in brooks possession, that it was fired twice and o
Charges including felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The other officer involved David Brosnan will testify against his partner as a states witness. Facing three charges including aggravated assault. Body cam footage shows the officers having a calm conversation with brooks for more than 40 minutes before things got violent. Brooks resisted arrest, stole an officers taser and took off. The officer said brooks fired the taser at him and thats when he shot him. Fox news contributor and former homicide detective ted williams reacting to the charges. This is why this case i believe, these officers will not be found guilty. At that stage, unfortunately, mr. Brooks turned and shot the taser at the officer. A taser is a weapon. A taser can be a dangerous weapon. We are not watching justice take place here. I dont give a damn about this whiteblack situation. These are human beings. This is a rush to judgment. This is to satisfy a crowd. Prosecutions should never be based