The Atlanta City Council has voted to approve a $1 million settlement for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed by a police officer. Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot following a confrontation with two white police officers in June 2020.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council on Monday voted to approve a $1 million settlement payment for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who wasBrooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot following a confrontation with two white police officers in June 2020. The shooting came just weeks after the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. It sparked a new wave of demonstrations in Atlanta against police brutality and racial injustice.
A special prosecutor appointed to consider the case announced in August that the use of deadly force was “objectively reasonable.” Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia,against Officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot Brooks, and Officer Devin Brosnan. Attorneys for the Brooks’ family say they remain disappointed that no charges were brought against the officers, but they said Monday that Brooks’ family is pleased to have reached a settlement with the city. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed in September 2021 by Brooks’ widow, Tomika Miller, and his estate.“This grieving family has been through so much during this process. Although the children of Mr.
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