Rayshard Brooks’ family reaches settlement with City of Atlanta

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The family of Rayshard Brooks reached a $1 million dollar settlement with the city of Atlanta. Brooks was killed by Atlanta Police in a Wendy's parking lot in June 2020 after he fought two officers who tried to arrest him for DUI. The fatal shooting sparked protests across Atlanta and beyond amid national demonstrations over police brutality and racial injustice.

Published 2 months ago · Atlanta, United States

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Atlanta to pay $1M settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks, who was fatally shot by police in 2020

More than two years after Rayshard Brooks was killed by police in a Wendy's parking lot, his family reached a $1 million settlement.

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Atlanta to pay $1M settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council on Monday voted to approve a $1 million settlement payment for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot and killed by a police officer .

2 months ago·United States

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CNN

Family of Rayshard Brooks reaches $1 million settlement with the city of Atlanta more than 2 years after he was fatally shot by police

Rayshard Brooks, 27, was killed by Atlanta Police in a Wendy's parking lot in June 2020.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS News

Atlanta to pay $1 million settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot and killed by a police officer in 2020

The Atlanta City Council voted 15-0 to approve the settlement.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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The Hill

City of Atlanta to pay $1M to Rayshard Brooks family

The Atlanta City Council on Monday unanimously voted to approve a $1 million settlement agreement with the family of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2020. The settlement will end a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Brooks’ estate and widow, Tomika Miller, in September 2021. The family’s…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Family of Rayshard Brooks reaches $1 million settlement with the city of Atlanta more than 2 years after he was fatally shot by police

By Amir Vera and Chris Youd, CNNThe family of Rayshard Brooks reached a $1 million dollar settlement with the city of Atlanta, more than two years after police fatally shot the 27-year-old Black man in a Wendy’s parking lot, according to Ryan Julison, a spokesperson for Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys, the law firm representing Brooks’ family.“The family of Rayshard Brooks is pleased to have reached a settlement with the city of Atlanta t…

2 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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