Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced arrest warrants will be issued for two police officers involved in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks.
Brooks was gunned down as he fled on foot after struggling with two Atlanta police officers and pointing a police taser at one of them on June 12.
Brooks, 27, died from 2 gunshot wounds to the back, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner‘s Office.
The officer who shot Brooks, Garrett Rolfe (pictured left), faces 11 charges, including felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Rolfe was fired on Saturday, June 13, after his superiors determined his use of deadly force was not justified.
Rolfe’s partner, Devin Bronsan, was placed on desk duty.
Howard said there was plenty of evidence of wrongdoing. His office interviewed 10 eyewitnesses and collected 8 videos from police body cams, dash cam, Wendy’s restaurant surveillance video and three cellphone videos. Physical evidence includes spent shell casings, ballistics, police tasers and 911 call logs.
“For 2 minutes and 12 seconds” there was no medical attention for Rayshard Brooks,” Howard said during a press conference at the Fulton County courthouse on Wednesday.
Video shows former officer Rolfe calling out to Brooks, telling him to hold on as he administered CPR to the mortally wounded man.
Director Tyler Perry offered to pay Brooks’ funeral expenses as well as provide college scholarships for his four children.
