Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated

(CNN)The Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos told CNN Saturday. A second officer involved has been placed on administrative duty, Campos said.

The announcement about the two officers comes as protesters flooded streets of southeast Atlanta Saturday night, angry over the fatal shooting of Brooks, an unarmed black man who was killed by Atlanta police Friday night.

The protesters surrounded the Wendy's where Brooks was shot and then made their way to nearby Interstate 75/85, bringing the major thoroughfare to a standstill.

The Wendy's where Brooks lost his life was in flames Saturday night, and a crowd also set fire to automobiles near the fast-food restaurant. Earlier in the day, police used tear gas and a flash bang to try to clear the crowd there.


https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/14/876807835/california-city-residents-demand-answers-after-black-man-found-hanging-from-tree

California City Residents Demand Answers After Black Man Found Hanging From Tree

A growing number of residents and officials in Los Angeles County are demanding answers in the death of a black man whose body was discovered hanging from a tree in a park.

Robert Fuller's body was found early Wednesday in Poncitlán Square in Palmdale, Calif., a commuter city roughly an hour north of Los Angeles. The 24-year-old's death was deemed a likely suicide based on preliminary findings, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Fuller's family and supporters are pushing back against the department's assessment, saying his death appears to be a lynching.

It came 10 days after another black man was found hanging from a tree about 50 miles away in Victorville.


Robert Fuller’s family mourns a ‘survivor,’ demands truth over his hanging death

The Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s office initially called the death a suicide. Fuller’s family and civic leaders quickly pushed back, insisting that it be investigated as a homicide and demanding an independent probe and autopsy, something the city also has requested.




atlanta: Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/13/us/atlanta-police-shooting-wendys/index.html


robert fuller: California City Residents Demand Answers After Black Man Found Hanging From Tree
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/14/876807835/california-city-residents-demand-answers-after-black-man-found-hanging-from-tree


la times-fuller: Robert Fuller’s family mourns a ‘survivor,’ demands truth over his hanging death
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-14/hundreds-gather-in-palmdale-to-call-for-investigation-of-black-man-found-hanging-from-tree