<![CDATA[Rioters Burn Atlanta Wendy’s to the Ground following Death of Rayshard Brooks]]>

<![CDATA[Rioters Burn Atlanta Wendy’s to the Ground following Death of Rayshard Brooks]]> https://usagag.com/2020/06/15/rioters-burn-atlanta-wendys-to-the-ground-following-death-of-rayshard-brooks/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:53:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://usagag.com Rioters Burn Atlanta Wendy’s to the Ground following Death of Rayshard Brooks An Atlanta Wendy’s, the site where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by Atlanta police on Friday, was burned to the ground Saturday by an angry mob during protests over Brook’s death.

On Sunday, Atlanta police offered a $10,000 reward for the arrest and indictment of those responsible for starting the fire that destroyed the building. Local Atlanta reporter Alex Whittler captured footage of rioters entering Wendy’s to light a firework inside the building.

There goes @Wendys on University Ave.
I had to step away for my own safety but here is a look at rioters right before they lit a firework in the Wendy’s where #atlantapolice shot and killed #RayshardBrooks @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/rR0XdDkaBk
— Alex Whittler (@AlexWhittler) June 14, 2020

The situation escalated after protesters succeeded in blocking the interstate above the Wendy’s where Brooks was killed.

#BREAKING Protesters have shut down I-85 near University ave, the highway that stretches over the Wendy’s where #RayshardBrooks was shot and killed @fox5atlanta pic.twitter.com/UxzLzpF5Ym
— Alex Whittler (@AlexWhittler) June 14, 2020

Brooks, who was killed while running from police, was celebrating his daughter’s birthday just hours before his death, Brooks’ family lawyers said. Atlanta police initially responded to a 911 call that reported a suspicious person at Wendy’s on Friday night. The responding officers found Brooks asleep in his car, which was parked in the drive-thru lane and blocking customers, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

After Brooks failed a sobriety test and officers attempted to arrest him, he resisted and tried to escape the scene. Brooks was “running or fleeing from Atlanta police officers,” GBI director Vic Reynolds said after reviewing video footage of the incident. “It appears that he has in his hand a Taser.” Brooks then turned and tried to fire the tazer at the onrushing officer, who then pulled out his gun and shot Brooks.

Following the incident, Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that Police Chief Erika Shields had stepped down. “I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force and have called for the immediate termination of the officer,” Bottoms said at the press conference.

The Atlanta P.D. has terminated Officer Garrett Rolfe, who was with the department for six and a half years, while Officer Devin Brosnan, who has been with the department for less than two years, was placed on administrative duty.

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