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Atlanta, Jun 17 (EFE).- Georgia authorities on Wednesday filed murder charges against the police officer who shot 27-year-old African American Rayshard Brooks to death at a Wendy's restaurant last weekend, a case that has intensified the wave of outrage over police brutality and killings in the US.Garrett Rolfe, a white 27-year-old police officer, was charged with 11 counts in all - including felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon - and if found guilty he could face life in prison or the death penalty, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced at a press conference."We've concluded at the time that Mr. Brooks was shot that he did not pose an immediate threat of death" to the two officers, he said.(Camera: ERIK LESSER)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PRESS CONFERENCE AT WHICH FULTON COUNTY ATTORNEY PAUL L. HOWARD JR. ANNOUNCED CHARGES AGAINST THE ATLANTA POLICE AND A PROTEST IN FAVOR OF RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE COURT.
US President Barack Obama addressed hundreds of people in Dallas on Tuesday, at a memorial service for the five policemen who were killed at a protest organised in response to the fatal shootings of two black men last week.
Dallas Police Chief Officer David Brown gave a press conference, Monday, at which he explained the guidance he gave to use a bomb robot to kill the man who is believed to have killed at least five police officers. Rounds ripped through downtown Dallas, last Thursday, killing five police officers and wounding at least seven more. The suspect was identified as Micah Xavier Johnson who was killed by a detonation squad robot in the standoff with the police.
Hundreds of people gathered outside Dallas City Hall on Monday, for a candlelight vigil in the memory of the five police officers killed in the recent sniper shootings. Families and colleagues of the five officers who died - four Dallas Police officers and one DART officer - were in attendance at the vigil. Sniper rounds ripped through downtown Dallas, Thursday, killing 5 police officers and wounding at least 7 more.
US President Barack Obama addressed hundreds of people in Dallas on Tuesday, at a memorial service for the five policemen who were killed at a protest organised in response to the fatal shootings of two black men last week.