The situation of USA is getting uglier day by day, as violence does not seem to stop in the country. After the death George Floyd, another black was shot in a bid to arrest by the cops. Following this incident the police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned, the mayor said Saturday, with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality.
Demonstrators blocked an interstate highway and set alight the Wendy's where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was killed late Saturday, local media reported.
This came hours after Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms -- who has been touted as a potential running mate for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden -- announced the resignation of Chief Erika Shields.
Brooks had been asleep in his car at a Wendy's fast food restaurant drive-through late Friday, and employees called police to complain he was blocking other customers, an official report said.
He failed a sobriety test and resisted when police tried to arrest him, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
Surveillance video showed "that during a physical struggle with officers, Brooks obtained one of the officer's Tasers and began to flee from the scene," the report continued.
"Officers pursued Brooks on foot and during the chase, Brooks turned and pointed the Taser at the officer. The officer fired his weapon, striking Brooks," it stated.
Brooks was taken to a hospital but died after surgery, it said, adding that one officer was injured.
Hacker Anonymous revealed about the officers who shot Brooks. In a tweet anonymous said, "These are the two men that street executed #RayshardBrooks. Atlanta Police have placed officer Devin Brosnan (right) on leave (hired in 2018) and fired Garrett Rolfe (left) (hired in 2013). The city's police chief has resigned. No arrests so far. #AtlantaShooting #AtlantaProtest."
Watch Video:These are the two men that street executed #RayshardBrooks. Atlanta Police have placed officer Devin Brosnan (right) on leave (hired in 2018) and fired Garrett Rolfe (left) (hired in 2013). The city's police chief has resigned. No arrests so far. #AtlantaShooting #AtlantaProtest pic.twitter.com/IAOke9W35a
— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) June 14, 2020
US security forces street execute 27 year old Rayshard Brook after attempting to arrest him for sleeping in a Wendy's parking lot. Mass protests across Atlanta now. #AtlantaShooting #AtlantaProtest pic.twitter.com/XB0rdX2YIO
— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) June 14, 2020