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A police car drives through an intersection near Brownwood Park on Saturday where a stop sign has been modified in opposition to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center that protesters refer to as "Cop City," in Atlanta.

Domestic terrorism charges in Georgia are prompting concern over political repression

10:04pm June 28, 2023

by Odette Yousef

In Atlanta, dozens of activists who oppose a new police and fire training facility are being accused of domestic terrorism. That has alarmed civil liberties and human rights groups.

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Former Atlanta police Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired after the shooting death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks.

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Former Atlanta Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Rayshard Brooks Appears In Court

2:33pm June 30, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Garrett Rolfe, who is charged with felony murder in the death of Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy's in Atlanta, is expected to ask the judge to be released from jail on bond while his case is pending.

Devin Brosnan leaves the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Thursday after turning himself in. Authorities have charged Brosnan with four counts, including aggravated assault, in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks.

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Officers Charged In Rayshard Brooks' Death Turn Themselves In

5:40pm June 18, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan surrender to authorities one day after prosecutors unveiled the charges against them. Rolfe faces the possibility of execution or life in prison without parole.

One of Rayshard Brooks' family lawyers, L. Chris Stewart, holds a printout of a still image of police body-cam footage taken moments before Brooks' death. Brooks died while fleeing from two white police officers outside an Atlanta Wendy's restaurant on Ju

Attorney For Rayshard Brooks' Family Says Officer 'Wasn't Fearing For His Life'

2:28pm June 18, 2020

by Christianna Silva

L. Chris Stewart says the Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Brooks did not fear for his life at the time of the shooting. "He was enraged," says Stewart.

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Atlanta Chief of Police Erika Shields during the security press conference during Super Bowl LIII week in January 2019. Shields resigned a day after police shot and killed a 27-year-old black man.

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Atlanta Police Chief Resigns After Police Shoot And Kill Black Man

8:09pm June 13, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Twenty-seven-year-old Rayshard Brooks was killed during an attempted arrest late Friday. Less than a day later, Erika Shields resigned her post as head of the city's department.