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    Attorney For Rayshard Brooks' Family Says Officer 'Wasn't Fearing For His Life'

    L. Chris Stewart says the Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Brooks did not fear for his life at the time of the shooting. "He was enraged," says Stewart.
    by Christianna Silva Jun 18, 2020 2 minutes
    One of Rayshard Brooks' family lawyers, L. Chris Stewart, holds a printout of a still image of police body-cam footage taken moments before Brooks' death. Brooks died while fleeing from two white police officers outside an Atlanta Wendy's restaurant on June 12.

    On Wednesday, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard held upof Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe kicking while he lay on the ground after the officer fatally shot him. It was a detail Brooks' family didn't know until officers were charged yesterday afternoon, according to L. Chris Stewart, an attorney for the family.

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