The Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks dead has been terminated, while a second officer involved has been placed on administrative duty, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos has revealed to CNN.
Meanwhile, protesters in Atlanta, Georgia have set fire to the Wendy's fast food restaurant where Brooks, an African-American man, was fatally shot by a police officer during his arrest on Friday night on the heels of weeks-long nationwide riots against police brutality and racial discrimination.
Protesters took to the streets in Atlanta the next day, demanding that police be held liable.
The Atlanta events have rekindled the flames after weeks of riots that have shaken the United States since May 25, when another African American man, George Floyd, was killed during arrest by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked violent protests around the country which eventually spread to many parts of the world, decrying police brutality and racism.
