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Two Atlanta Police Department officers will not face charges in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed two years ago outside a Wendy's restaurant, after a prosecutor said 'their deadly force was reasonable.' Officer Garrett Rolfe fatally shot Brooks, 27, twice in the back as he ran from cops outside the fast food store in South Atlanta in June 2020. The officers were trying to arrest him in the parking lot. Rolfe and his colleague, Officer Devin Brosnan, were initially called to the restaurant by customers who said a man was asleep at the wheel, blocking the drive-through....

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) -- The attorney for Atlanta Officer Devin Brosnan says his client has not agreed to be the state's witness in the Rayshard Brooks' death case. Speaking with CNN, Attorney Don Samuel said, "Officer Brosnan has not agreed to testify. He has not agreed to plead guilty. He honestly told the DA’s office everything that happened during a lengthy interview yesterday. He will continue to tell the DA or the GBI, or any other investigator what happened. But he is absolutely not guilty of any crime and will not plead guilty and has not agreed to be a...

ABC News published a glowing piece about Rayshard Brooks, the man killed by former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe after he resisted arrest, assaulted an officer, stole his taser and discharged it, saying he was remembered for his “hard work and dedication to family.” The news outlet spoke with those who worked with him at a construction company in Toledo, Ohio, and his wife. Though ABC describes that he was in Ohio “tending to his father.” What's not mentioned, however, is that he had failed to notify his probation officer of his new address and a warrant was issued for...