Political limbo for two police excessive force cases …
This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe, left, in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta on June 12. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)
Two high-profile cases of Atlanta police using excessive force this past summer are in political limbo, according to lawyers for the victims and their families. WABE’s Lisa Hagen reported those attorneys met with the new Fulton County district attorney Tuesday.
Lawyers for two college students pulled out of their car and tased by Atlanta police during summer protests say they want a special prosecutor on the case. So did lawyers for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who Atlanta Police Department officers fatally shot in a Wendy’s parking lot in June.
Lisa Hagen is a reporter at WABE. In 2011, Lisa interned and produced videos for the English-language news site Al-Ahram, in Cairo, Egypt. She’s reported
Lisa Hagen is a reporter at WABE. In 2011, Lisa interned and produced videos for the English-language news site Al-Ahram, in Cairo, Egypt. She’s reported
Lisa Hagen is a reporter at WABE. In 2011, Lisa interned and produced videos for the English-language news site Al-Ahram, in Cairo, Egypt. She’s reported
Lisa Hagen is a reporter at WABE. In 2011, Lisa interned and produced videos for the English-language news site Al-Ahram, in Cairo, Egypt. She’s reported