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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms condemned weekend violence that included the killing of an 8-year-old girl. "You can't blame this on a police officer," Bottoms said. "You can't say this is about criminal justice reform."

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'Enough Is Enough': Atlanta Mayor Calls For Violence To End After Child Killed

1:41pm July 06, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Police are searching for those responsible in the death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner. She was shot over the weekend near the Wendy's restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was killed last month.

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.

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks on the floor of the Georgia State Senate on Feb. 4.

Georgia Lt. Gov. On COVID-19, The State's Hate Crimes Bill And Voting Access

7:19pm June 25, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discusses three crises gripping his state: rising cases of COVID-19, voting issues during a recent primary, and the killings of two Black men, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks.

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Tomika Miller weeps over her husband Rayshard Brooks as his coffin is closed at the conclusion of his public viewing at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday.

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Rayshard Brooks' Funeral Held At Church Where Martin Luther King Jr. Preached

3:37pm June 23, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"Rayshard Brooks wasn't just running from the police. He was running from a system that makes slaves out of people," the historic church's pastor says. Brooks was fatally shot by police in Atlanta.

Pallbearers bring the remains of Rayshard Brooks into the Ebenezer Baptist Church for his viewing Monday in Atlanta, Georgia. Brooks was killed June 12 by an Atlanta police officer after a struggle during a field sobriety test in a Wendy's restaurant park

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Rayshard Brooks's Public Viewing Underway In Martin Luther King Jr.'s Church

3:49pm June 22, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Brooks' death on June 12 added to the fury and anger already felt by demonstrators protesting against systemic racism and police brutality in Atlanta and across the nation.

Clark Atlanta University and alumna Pinky Cole are teaming up to offer full scholarships to Rayshard Brooks' four children, who range in age from 1 to 13 years old.

Clark Atlanta University Announces Full Scholarships For Rayshard Brooks' Children

8:40pm June 21, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

The university is partnering with alumna Pinky Cole to offer full scholarships to the four children of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed by Atlanta police at a Wendy's drive-through earlier this month.

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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This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant on June 12 in Atlanta. Rolfe has been fired following the fatal sh

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Former Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder

7:01pm June 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

A Georgia county prosecutor has charged a white Atlanta police officer who shot a 27-year-old black man in the back last week in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant.

"RIP Rayshard" is spray-painted on a sign as flames engulf a Wendy's restaurant during protests in Atlanta on Saturday over the death of Rayshard Brooks.

Anti-Racism Protests: Outcry After Shooting In Atlanta; Clashes In Paris And London

10:23pm June 14, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Protests over racial injustice continued for a third straight weekend in the U.S. and in at least two foreign capitals following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.