Atlanta to pay $1 million to the family of Rayshard Brooks, killed by police in 2020
Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, had fallen asleep in his car in a Wendy's drive-through lane when police were called. The city's payment will settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his widow.
by Becky Sullivan
Nov 22, 2022
2 minutes
The city of Atlanta will pay $1 million to the family of Rayshard Brooks, the Black man shot to death by Atlanta police in the parking lot of a Wendy's in 2020.
The city council voted unanimously Monday to approve the payment, which will settle a wrongful death lawsuit
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