Posted on 06/14/2020 9:14:51 PM PDT by bitt
Initial autopsy results say that Brooks died of two gunshot wounds to his back.
Before being shot to death by an Atlanta police officer in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, Rayshard Brooks had a cordial conversation about being in the area to visit his mother's grave and to celebrate one of his young daughter's birthdays, according to a series of videos released by officials.
The shooting of Brooks, who is black, on Friday night sparked new protests and an arson fire at the Wendy's where the confrontation started and escalated into the use of lethal force. It came on the heels of days of protests in Atlanta and across the nation over the officer-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Initial autopsy results released Sunday evening by the Fulton County Medical Examiner said that Brooks died from two gunshot wounds to his back that "created organ injuries and blood loss," and that the manner of death was a homicide.
The fatal episode led to the resignation of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields on Saturday, the firing of the officer who shot and killed Brooks and the other officer involved being yanked from the streets and placed on administrative leave.
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He’s got quite the rap sheet.
Be sure to click on ‘all courts’ as the option
https://www.claytoncountyga.gov/government/courts/court-case-inquiry
Brooks blew a 0.108, which exceeds the Georgia limit of 0.08.
Holy smokes. This guy was a ticking time bomb. I doubt they knew who he was when they gave him the weak frisk..
such a compassionate story ABC
I’m surprised that hasn’t been pulled from YouTube.
No agenda there.
You can actually see him running from the cop then turning, and he points the taser in the direction of the cop. Looks like the taser fires at the cop And also looks like the cop fell, but the tape stops there.
If you watch the video he talks about being picked up at Wendy’s by a woman, driven to a hotel, then dropped off back at Wendy’s. Hooker?
He was patted down in the video
It’s so simple. Follow the officer’s commands.
I saw a tape that ran a little longer. While you could not see them, you could still hear the cops arguing with Rayshard after he was shot. He continued resisting.
Gunshots in the back? That goes against one narrative.
A powder keg waiting to erupt. Well planned for when it happened. This is just one of many organizations
And unless the other police appear on the scene immediately, the DWI suspect probably gets away. The same goes for other crimes like looting.
Wrongful termination! The cop just hit the jackpot.
If you watch the bodycam, this was one of many reasons Brooks gave the officers for being in the area. ABC, cherry-picked the version that would fit the narrative that Brooks was a “victim”.
The LEO needs to get good legal counsel - he's going to need it after the autopsy report was made public.
Ooops!
Bad move.
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