I wonder if the left will suddenly fall in love with the death penalty now that former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe has been charged with murder of Rayshard Brooks. Rolfe could face the death penalty if convicted on all 11 counts of murder.
| Former Atlanta Officer Garrett Rolfe charged with murder, could face death penalty for killing Rayshard Brooks |
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“We’ve concluded, at the time Mr. Brooks was shot, that he did not pose an immediate threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or officers,” Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. said at a news conference Wednesday.
The charges against Rolfe included felony murder and aggravated assault, some in connection with a stray bullet that struck a bystander’s occupied vehicle.
Brooks, 27, was seen running across the parking lot with a bright object in his hand, which the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said was the stolen Taser, as an officer chased him, also carrying what appeared to be a Taser.
Howard said investigators had reviewed at least eight videos of the incident, including police body and dashcam images as well as Wendy’s surveillance footage and cellphone recordings taken by witnesses at the scene.