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Atlanta, June 14 (EFE / EPA) .- The death of another young black man, Rayshard Brooks, by shots fired by a white agent caused a deep shock in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) and caused the resignation of the Chief of Police of the city, Erika Shields.Brooks, 27, died after being shot Friday night in the parking lot of a Wendy's fast food restaurant in Atlanta, after resisting arrest and fighting with two white agents, the statement said in a statement Saturday. Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). (Camera: ERIK LESSER / JOHN AMIS)FOOTAGE SHOWS PROTESTS IN ATLANTA AFTER THE DEATH OF RAYSHARD BROOKS.
Atlanta, Jun 13 (EFE/EPA).- The death of another young black man, Rayshard Brooks, by shots fired by a white agent caused a deep shock in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) and caused the resignation of the Chief of Police of the city, Erika Shields.Brooks, 27, died after being shot Friday night in the parking lot of a Wendy's fast food restaurant in Atlanta, after resisting arrest and fighting with two white agents, the statement said in a statement Saturday. Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).The incident, partially captured in a video that quickly circulated on social networks, occurred in the midst of a wave of protests to denounce police violence against minorities, particularly blacks.Atlanta Mayor African-American Keisha Lance Bottoms announced at a press conference Saturday afternoon that the city's Chief of Police, Erika Shields, had resigned.(Camera: ERIK LESSER).SHOT LIST: A PROTEST THE SCENE OF AN OVERNIGHT POLICE SHOOTINGT AT A WENDY'S RESTAURANT IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA,WHICH LEFT A BLACK MAN DEAD.
Police officers and civilians ran for cover as sniper fire rained down around the Dallas city center on Thursday. Police announced that a fifth officer had died after being fatally shot by so-far unidentified assailants. Sniper rounds ripped through the Dallas night during a protest against the recent fatal police killings of African Americans Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile. The assailants were apparently targeting police - 11 officers were shot, 5 fatally.
Atlanta (USA), Jun 15 (EFE / EPA) .- The United States enters its fourth week of protests against racism and police violence against African-Americans after the death of another young black man, Rayshard Brooks, at the hands of a white police officer in Atlanta, Georgia.(CAMERA: Erik Lesser)
The white, female police officer in Tulsa who fatally shot an unarmed black man last week, has been charged with first degree manslaughter. Diane Hodges reports.