Tehran, 18 June_The police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks at a parking lot in Atlanta last week was charged with felony murder, a Georgia county prosecutor said.
Officer Garrett Rolfe has faced 11 charges, including felony murder and assault with a deadly weapon, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced during a news conference in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Rolfe faces the possibility of life in prison or the death penalty if convicted, Howard added.
Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot twice in the back during an attempted arrest at a Wendy's restaurant parking lot on Friday night. Rolfe, who fired the fatal shots, has already been fired, and officer Devin Brosnan, who was also on scene, has been put on administrative duty.
Brooks did not pose an immediate threat of death to the officers and acted in a calm and "almost jovial" manner and cooperated with the police as the incident initially unfolded, Howard told reporters.
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