Board reverses firing of Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks
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ARCHIVO - En esta imagen del 12 de junio de 2020 tomada de las imgenes de una cmara corporal proporcionadas por la polica de Atlanta, Rayshard Brooks habla con el agente Garrett Rolfe en el estacionamiento de un Wendy s en Atlanta. (Departamento de Polica de Atlanta via AP, Archivo)
ATLANTA (AP) – The firing of the former Atlanta police officer who’s charged with murder in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks has been reversed.
Garrett Rolfe was fired in June, a day after he shot Brooks in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. The Atlanta Civil Service Board on Wednesday released its decision on Rolfe’s appeal of his firing.
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ATLANTA The firing of the former Atlanta police officer who’s charged with murder in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks was reversed after a review panel found the city failed to follow its own procedures for disciplinary actions.
Garrett Rolfe was fired last June, a day after he shot the Black man in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. The Atlanta Civil Service Board on Wednesday released its decision on Rolfe’s appeal of his firing.
“Due to the City’s failure to comply with several provisions of the Code and the information received during witnesses’ testimony, the Board concludes the Appellant was not afforded his right to due process,” the board said in its decision. “Therefore, the Board grants the Appeal of Garrett Rolfe and revokes his dismissal as an employee of the APD.”