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Booking photo for former APD officer Garrett Rolfe by: By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Maria Cartaya and Ray Sanchez, CNN Posted: May 5, 2021 / 02:22 PM EST (CNN) — Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot, was wrongly terminated, the Atlanta Civil Service Board has ruled. “We are very excited that the Civil Board says that due process matters,” Lance LoRusso, attorney for Garrett Rolfe, told CNN in a statement. He added that Rolfe’s reinstatement will likely take some time, but his intentions are t...

Lawyers for Rayshard Brooks' family say they're disappointed with Garrett Rolfe's reinstatement with the Atlatna Police Department, but also with the city for handling his firing improperly.

Atlanta mayor names permanent police chief, calls for stricter gun laws in Georgia By Aungelique Proctor and FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published  Mayor, police chief address recent violence Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Atlanta Police Chief Rodney N. Bryant address the recent violence in the city. ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday, if maintaining public safety was as easy as making a speech, she would do that every single day. But Atlanta's mayor said the city's problem with crime stems from too many guns on the streets and too many with disregard fo...

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1,652 5 minutes read Despite nearing a year since the murder of Rayshard Brooks, Fulton County officials have yet to prosecute the two killer cops of the Atlanta Police Department. Brooks was killed by officers Garret Rolfe and Devin Brosnan on the night of June 12, 2020, outside a Wendy’s restaurant near Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood. Brooks was shot twice in his back. As previously reported by Liberation News, Brooks’ murder happened this past summer amidst a massive nationwide rebellion against racism and police brutality, with many protests by the outraged Atlanta community d...