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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.
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, 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 RAYSGARD BROOKS. SOUNDBITES: MABLE THOMAS, REPRESENTATIVE OF GEORGIA (IN ENGLISH).
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.
Atlanta (USA), Jun 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Erik Lesser) A group of people gathered around a restaurant in Atlanta on Saturday (Georgia, USA) to protest against the death of a black man in an incident with the police that is being investigated.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has investigated nearly fifty similar cases so far this year.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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