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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.

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