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The Atlanta Police Department released on Sunday new videos of the Rayshard Brooks shooting on June 12. The police bodycam and security camera videos show the interactions between two white officers and 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks who was unarmed.
Police says they were called to a Wendy's fast-food restaurant. They say employees complained that Brooks was asleep in a car that blocked the restaurant's drive-thru lane.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the officers attempted to take him into custody after they say he failed a field sobriety test. Brooks admitted to the officers that he had been drinking, and offered to walk home, or over to his sister's house nearby.
The videos showed Brooks resisting arrest. All three wrestled to the ground. The first officer at the scene, Devin Brosnan, drew his Taser. Brooks grabbed it. Brooks managed to stand up. He punched Rolfe and started running.
One of the videos shows Rolfe, firing his Taser at a fleeing Brooks. Video from a security camera provides a wider perspective on the action. Rolfe chased Brooks through the parking lot. Rolfe, holding a Taser in his right hand, passes it to his left, and reaches for his sidearm.
Brooks is still running away with Rolfe trailing him by a few yards. Brooks looks over his shoulder at Rolfe and fires the Taser in Rolfe's direction. Officer Rolfe draws his pistol. Brooks still has his back to Rolfe who fires three shots. Brooks falls face forward onto the asphalt.
Atlanta PD fired Rolfe and placed Brosnan on administrative duty. The city’s police chief Erika Shields resigned the next day, Saturday, after the shooting.
The incident comes nearly three weeks after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin.
The family of Rayshard Brooks called for justice in emotional press conference on Monday. Their attorney, L. Chris Stewart, called Brooks' death a "rerun of George Floyd."
