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November 23, 2022

Atlanta to Pay $1 Million to Family of Rayshard Brooks
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The city of Atlanta has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of
Rayshard Brooks, an unarmed 27-year-old Black man who was shot dead by
the police in 2020. The incident began when officers found him sleeping
in his car in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant. Police shot him
in the back as he attempted to run away from them after grabbing one of
their Tasers. One officer was heard on a bodycam video saying, "I got
him."


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