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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, Mar 19 (EFE/EPA).- Asian American communities in Atlanta gathered on Friday to protest against violence and hate crimes after a shooting spree in the city left eight people dead.Robert Aaron Long, 21, has been charged with eight counts of murder in the shooting spree at three metro Atlanta massage parlors on 16 March 2021. Six out of the eight people killed were of Asian descent. (Camera: ERIK LESSER).SHOT LIST: ASIAN AMERICANS PROTEST AT THE SCENE OF TWO OF THE MASSAGE PARLOR SHOOTINGS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US.
Forensic police start collecting evidence at the scene where two people were killed by gunfire early this evening in Brussels. IMAGES
Police officers block traffic in an area near a recycling plant in Lisbon, United States, where the body of the Maine shooting suspect Robert Card was found. IMAGES
Law enforcement officials investigate outside the Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine, after at least 22 people have been killed in shootings. A massive manhunt was under way Thursday for a gunman who a local official said killed at least 22 people and wounded "many" more in mass shootings in the US state of Maine, the deadliest such incident this year. IMAGES
Investigators, police are seen at the scene of suspected gang-related shooting leaving 11 dead. The mass shooting took place in Choloma, a town near San Pedro Sula, the country's second largest city. IMAGES
German police officers stand guard near a crime scene after a shooting took place in a church in Hamburg, killing several people. There were "one or more unknown" assailants, according to authorities. Residents have been urged to stay indoors and avoid the area following the attack, which took place at 2000 GMT. IMAGES