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(ATLANTA, GA): Family, friends, dignitaries, elected officials and community leaders gathered today to remember the life of Rayshard Brooks at Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. The 27-year-old African-American man was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer on June 12th.  His death sparked national and international outrage. Brooks’ family selected Ebenezer Baptist Church for the […]

*We’ve got more info regarding the charges filed against the Atlanta policemen involved in the killing of Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot last Friday (06-12-20). After Brooks was shot in the back (twice), Atlanta police officers kicked him and stood on his body, according to Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard. On Wednesday, […]

FILE- In this June 12, 2020 file photo from a screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department Rayshard Brooks speaks with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant, in Atlanta. (Atlanta Police Department via AP, File) *Georgia special prosecutor Pete Skandalakis announced on Tuesday that […]

Officer Garrett Rolfe and Rayshard Brooks *(CNN) — The family of Rayshard Brooks reached a $1 million dollar settlement with the city of Atlanta, more than two years after police fatally shot the 27-year-old Black man in a Wendy’s parking lot, according to Ryan Julison, a spokesperson for Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys, the law […]

* Rayshard Brooks was on probation for four crimes – including cruelty to children – at the time of his fatal shooting by an Atlanta police officer on Friday.  According to the Daily Mail, Brooks faced going back to prison if charged with a DUI, when he was found asleep and intoxicated at Wendy’s drive-thru […]

*An earlier report noted that Garrett Rolfe, former Atlanta Police Department officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot, sued Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to get his job back. Rolfe filed a lawsuit against the mayor and the city interim police chief Rodney Bryant. He claims his June 13th firing violated his […]

Rayshard Brooks (Recconect/CNN) *The white woman suspected of setting fire to the Wendy’s in Atlanta, near where a police officer shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, has been arrested.  Natalie White is accused of destroying the eatery after Brooks was gunned down in the parking lot during an altercation with police. In an ironic twist […]

*Tyler Perry will cover the funeral expenses of Rayshard Brooks, the Black man who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer on Friday night.  The media mogul has also offered to pay for the college expenses for Brooks’ children. A source tells PEOPLE, Perry “spoke to Rayshard’s family and wanted to do something to […]

*A public viewing will be held today, Monday (06-22-20) from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. for Rayshard Brooks at Atlanta’s Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. As we previously reported, Brooks died after being shot by a police officer June 12 in the parking lot of a downtown Atlanta Wendy’s restaurant. He was 27. Though Monday’s viewing […]

*Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks helped direct the funeral service of Rayshard Brooks last Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia. The attorney and mother of two is now speaking out about the significance of the event and her connection to his family.  Following the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Brooks was fatally […]

*The family of Rayshard Brooks is speaking out for the first time since his death by the hands of an Atlanta police officer on Friday.  Brooks, 27, died from 3 gunshot wounds to the back during an altercation with police at a Wendy’s parking lot. He succumbed to his injuries after undergoing surgery.  His death […]

Rayshard Brooks (Candace Owens (inset) Garrett Rolfe *Candace Owens is showing her true colors again. In her ongoing efforts to further piss off the Black community, she defending an Atlanta police officer who shot a Black man (Rayshard Brooks) in the back, killing him. Brooks, 27, died from 3 gunshot wounds to the back, […]

*The new prosecutor in Fulton County is calling for another prosecutor to oversee the Rayshard Brooks case.  Brooks was fatally shot last summer in Atlanta by officer Garrett Rolfe on June, 12, 2020. Rolfe was fired and charged with felony murder, five counts of aggravated assault, four counts of violation of oath of office and […]

Garrett Rolfe *Garrett Rolfe, the now-ex Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s parking lot last week, has been charged with felony murder. This, according to Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard on Wednesday. The decision comes just five days after Brooks was shot twice in the back in Atlanta […]

Rayshard Brooks (Recconect/CNN) *A February interview with Rayshard Brooks, in which he discusses the challenges of life after incarceration and expresses a desire for redemption and a better life, surfaced Wednesday, four days after he was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer. The interview was given to a company called Reconnect, which focuses […]