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Bodycam video shows Atlanta police struggling with Rayshard Brooks before fatal shooting (VIDEO)

14-6-2020 < RT 13 131 words
 

New footage shows Atlanta police attempting to arrest Rayshard Brooks, who was suspected of being intoxicated, before shooting him following a struggle. His death has sparked rioting in Georgia’s capital city.


In the bodycam video, an officer speaks with Brooks, who is sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle parked outside a Wendy’s.


Warning: This video contains disturbing images



Suspecting the man of being intoxicated, the officer instructs Brooks to take a sobriety test. The police then attempt to arrest him, but he resists and appears to grab a taser from one of the officers before fleeing and being fatally shot.


Warning: This video contains disturbing images



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