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Becky Sullivan

Atlanta to pay $1 million to the family of Rayshard Brooks, killed by police in 2020

A still image from Atlanta Police body-worn camera footage showing Officer Garrett Rolfe speaking with 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks during their 40-minute encounter. (Atlanta Police Department/AP)

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 against the city filed by Brooks's widow last year.

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