RTSun, 14 Jun 2020 16:55 UTC
© Atlanta Police/RTAtlanta police officer administers inebriation test to Rayshard Brooks in still from body cam footage
The events leading up to the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta were captured on camera from multiple perspectives. RT has compiled a video showing how the deadly incident played out.
In police bodycam footage, Brooks is seen taking a breathalyzer test as he insists that he's only had a few drinks. One of the officers, Garrett Rolfe, determines that Brooks is intoxicated and asks him to put his hands behind his back as he prepares to arrest him. Brooks then tries to tear himself away as the two cops attempt to put cuffs on him. The bodycam footage ends in chaos as the officers wrestle with Brooks on the ground, as one of them shouts,
"Stop fighting! You're gonna get tased!"The altercation was also caught on eyewitness video, which shows the scuffle more clearly than the first-person perspective. Brooks' final moments were recorded by a Wendy's security camera, which shows him being gunned down as he attempts to flee the scene.
Comment: Subsequent events were all too predictable:
The Wendy's where the shooting happened rapidly became the
focal point of protest outrage
Apparently holding Wendy's partially responsible for the fatal incident, protesters torched the drive-through, which is located "dangerously close" to a gas station.
A CNN crew was
threatened as they tried to report on the shooting and fire
CNN national correspondent Natasha Chen arrived at the scene with four other colleagues to report on the situation, but their presence was not welcome by some. Footage taken by the CNN team shows a group of protesters breaking the restaurant's windows as one member of the mob enters the building. Moments later, the camera's view was blocked and a scuffle ensued.
The
ritual firing of the officers involved in the shooting was nearly instantaneous,
while conservative social media pundits crowed over the wages of '
pandering' and virtue-signaling:
And the culture wars roll on.
Comment: Subsequent events were all too predictable:
The Wendy's where the shooting happened rapidly became the focal point of protest outrage
A CNN crew was threatened as they tried to report on the shooting and fire The ritual firing of the officers involved in the shooting was nearly instantaneous,
while conservative social media pundits crowed over the wages of 'pandering' and virtue-signaling:
And the culture wars roll on.