The Atlanta City Council on Monday voted to approve a $1 million settlement payment for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot and killed by a police officer in 2020.
Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot following a confrontation with two white police officers in June 2020The Atlanta City Council on Monday voted to approve a $1 million settlement payment for the family ofBrooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot following a confrontation with two white police officers in June 2020. The shooting came just weeks after the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer.
A special prosecutor appointed to consider the case announced in August that the use of deadly force was “objectively reasonable." Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, said he would not pursue charges against Officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot Brooks, and Officer Devin Brosnan.
Attorneys for the Brooks' family say they remain disappointed that no charges were brought against the officers, but they said Monday that Brooks' family is pleased to have reached a settlement with the city. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in September 2021 by Brooks' widow, Tomika Miller, and his estate.Family and friends gathered to mourn the death of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man shot by police outside a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta.
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Atlanta to pay $1M settlement to family of Rayshard BrooksThe Atlanta City Council has voted to approve a $1 million settlement for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed by a police officer. Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot following a confrontation with two white police officers in June 2020.
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