![]() Video recorded from the officers' bodycams, a witness's phone and the restaurant's security system, was widely broadcast. By the time Brooks was shot by Rolfe, the taser had fired twice, the maximum times it could be fired. Rolfe then fired his gun three times at Brooks, hitting him twice. Rolfe pursued Brooks on foot, and Brooks turned and fired the taser toward Rolfe. After the breathalyzer, Rolfe stated Brooks was too drunk to drive and attempted to arrest him.Ī physical confrontation ensued, during which Brooks struck officer Brosnan, grabbed Brosnan's taser and attempted to run away. While talking with officers, Brooks offered several times to walk home. ![]() ![]() Rolfe arrived minutes later and conducted a weapons search pat-down, a field sobriety test, and breathalyzer test of Brooks. On the night of June 12, 2020, Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old African American man, was fatally shot by Atlanta Police Department (APD) officer Garrett Rolfe.ĪPD officer Devin Brosnan was responding to a complaint that Brooks was asleep in a car in a Wendy's restaurant drive-through lane. ![]()
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