As we reported earlier, there have been protests all day in the wake of a shooting of a black man by police in Atlanta.
The man, Rayshard Brooks, was found by the police asleep in his car in the drive-thru lane at a Wendy’s and was given a field sobriety test by the police which he allegedly failed. But when they told Brooks that he was going to be arrested, he reportedly resisted arrest. While he was resisting he kept struggling with the police and he grabbed the taser of one of the cops. He was then able to break away and run. He turned back with the taser in hand and appeared to fire it at one of the officers. He was then shot and killed.
Officer involved shooting last night in Atlanta, GA (District 5) I grew up in this neighborhood. It’s time to have the conversation! RESISTING arrest, excessive force, & justified shootings😞 this young man is deceased. #RayshardBrooks #Atlanta #Police #District5 pic.twitter.com/MSogObtUZF
— Angela Stanton King 🇺🇸 (@theangiestanton) June 13, 2020
Protesters then shut down the highway near the Wendy’s, blocking and bringing traffic to a standstill.
RIGHT NOW: Protesters are climbing up a hill and onto the interstate. The situation escalated when someone vandalized an #apd cruiser and police deployed tear gas @FOX5Atlanta #RayshardBrooks pic.twitter.com/HDMpKf7O7w
— Alex Whittler (@AlexWhittler) June 14, 2020
#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
Unbelievable!
The interstate is at a standstill.@wsbtv pic.twitter.com/xkVJxgDx5s— Audrey Washington (@AudreyWSBTV) June 14, 2020
They then broke into the Wendy’s and set it on fire.
More peaceful protests in Atlanta this evening, I see! pic.twitter.com/Fb8AekmLh1
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) June 14, 2020
#UPDATE Police and fire just arrived at Wendy's which is steadily blazing from the inside @FOX5Atlanta https://t.co/5GyvNd39BR pic.twitter.com/4YS1wSkNbB
— Alex Whittler (@AlexWhittler) June 14, 2020
The Wendys where Atlanta police shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was set on fire by protesters
pic.twitter.com/7ktgKMtUZY— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 14, 2020
Wendy’s is on fire pic.twitter.com/KmEjTyAyk8
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) June 14, 2020
They brought in SWAT to help reopen the highway and it looks like anyone that was still blocking the highway is being arrested.
The luxury coach has arrived to pick up the detained protesters for their trip downtown.
Police are entirely focused on reopening the Interstate. The area around Wendy’s has been left alone. pic.twitter.com/Lm3VNKDc2D
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) June 14, 2020
What’s the point in burning the Wendy’s? Because even though Brooks resisted and aimed a weapon at the cops and may have fired it, they’re blaming Wendy’s for calling the police on him because he was blocking the drive-thru lane. It makes no sense and it helps no one, and once again, more people out of jobs for no reason when rioting is the response.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta police chief has resigned. One of the officers was treated for unspecified injuries and the Mayor threw the officer involved under the bus saying that he should have been terminated despite the actions of Brooks and without waiting for a further investigation.
“I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force and have called for the immediate termination of the officer.”
-Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms https://t.co/jVeAoRtxJD— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) June 14, 2020
This is likely to kick off a lot more trouble this weekend.
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