Protesters on Saturday night set fire to the Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Atlanta where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a police officer the night before. Police were called to the restaurant over reports that he had fallen asleep in the drive-through line.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the shooting, said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers’ attempts to arrest him.
Rayshard Brooks: protesters set fire to Wendy’s as police officer is sacked
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