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Bryant will serve as interim police chief until the city finds replacement.[4]. At a news conference Saturday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms criticized the officer who shot Brooks, saying, "There is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do. The killing of #RayshardBrooks in Atlanta last night demands we severely restrict the use of deadly force. 17 Nov. APD Appointment Only Career Fair. Police believe Johnson was leaving the nearby Compound nightclub when he was shot.

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The protesters surrounded the Wendy's where Brooks was shot and then made their way to nearby Interstate 75/85, bringing the major thoroughfare to a standstill.

At least two of the officers in question had been cited for lying on another occasion in a federal drug case in October 2009 (the federal prosecutors informed the Atlanta Police Department that they would never be used again in a federal prosecution). Attorneys L. Chris Stewart and Justin Miller are representing Brooks' family. "I don't know how to do this because I never knew that I was going to have to do this," Redd said. In a statement, Shields said she's stepping down "out of a deep and abiding love for this City and this department. Stewart also said the surveillance video shows officers waited 2 minutes and 16 seconds to begin providing aid to Brooks.

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Stewart said Brooks' family is heartbroken over his death and he had a "ton of brothers and sisters that love him more than life.". The Atlanta Police Department works with the City of Atlanta Corrections Department, which operates three jails: Breakdown of the makeup of the rank and file of APD as of 2013:[5], A federal investigation was conducted into the Atlanta Police Department's practices after the 2006 killing of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston, who shot at officers as they entered her home unannounced on a no-knock warrant. Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams called for restricting the use of deadly force in a post on Twitter.