On the night of June 12, 2020, Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and later died after an encounter with Atlanta Police officers in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant. The contact began when Officer Devin Brosnan woke Brooks after a complaint about a man asleep in his car and had him move to a parking spot. Officer Garrett Rolfe arrived and, after a period of about 40 minutes during which Brooks cooperated, a breath test showed he was over the legal limit and officers attempted to place him under arrest.

A physical struggle ensued while officers tried to handcuff Brooks. He took Brosnan’s Taser, broke free and ran across the lot, then turned and fired the Taser toward Rolfe. Rolfe then fired his service weapon, shooting Brooks twice in the back; a third bullet struck a nearby vehicle. Brooks was taken to a hospital and died after surgery. The Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide, citing organ damage and blood loss from the gunshot wounds.

In the days afterward the police chief resigned; Rolfe was fired and Brosnan placed on administrative duty. Charges were announced five days later, with Rolfe facing felony murder among multiple counts and Brosnan charged with lesser offenses. Subsequent administrative and prosecutorial decisions altered those outcomes. Does anyone have direct information about the events in the Wendy’s parking lot or the minutes before the encounter?