Video After The Jump
On Friday, June 12, Atlanta police received several calls about Rayshard Brooks, 27, asleep in his car at a Wendy's fast food drive thru.
Here's the full police bodycam footage which shows Brooks being questioned by the police, given a field sobriety test, his attempted arrest, the ensuing scuffle and Brooks' subsequent fatal shooting by officer Garrett Rolfe.
Rolfe fired three shots at Brooks while he was running away with one of the cops Tasers, appearing to fire it at one point.
Rolfe has been fired by the Atlanta Police Department. Another officer on the scene, Devin Brosnan, was placed on administrative duty.
Police chief Erika Shields handed in her resignation.
The shooting sparked anger in the community. Protests turned to riots as people took to the streets on Saturday, June 13. Traffic was blocked on several streets and the Wendy's where the shooting took place was burned to the ground.
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