The charging of two Atlanta officers in the death of Rayshard Brooks is only the first step in a long and uncertain road toward a conviction, a family attorney said.
Garrett Rolfe faces felony murder and 10 other charges after he shot Brooks at a Wendy’s drive-through last week. Prosecutors allege that he declared, “I got him” after firing the shots and he did not provide medical attention for two minutes and 12 seconds.
“That officer … actually kicked Mr. Brooks while he laid on the ground, while he was there fighting for his life,” said Paul Howard, the district attorney for Fulton County.
The second officer at the scene, Devin Brosnan, faces an aggravated assault charge for allegedly standing on Brooks’ shoulders in the parking lot. Arrest warrants have been issued for both officers and they have until Thursday evening to turn themselves in.
Brooks’ widow said the details of her husband’s final moments left her appalled.
I don’t know what I would have done if I would have seen it for myself. But I felt everything he felt just by hearing what he went through. And it hurt. It hurt really bad,” Tomika Miller said.