Brooks, 27, was celebrating his daughter’s eighth birthday on the night of his death, his family’s lawyer said.
Rayshard Brooks, the 27-year-old black father of four who was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer, is being remembered as a loving «girl dad» and someone family members could depend on. Brooks was killed during a confrontation with two white police officers on Friday.
His niece, Chassidy Evans, remembered Brooks in a news conference Monday. «Not only was he a girl dad, he was a loving husband, caring brother and most importantly, to me, an uncle I could depend on,» she said. «Rayshard Brooks was silly, had the brightest smile and the biggest heart, and loved to dance since we were kids.»
On Friday, June 12, two white police officers arrived at a Wendy’s drive-thru around 10:30 p.m. because Brooks had fallen asleep in his vehicle. Police said Brooks failed a sobriety test and struggled with police when they tried to cuff him.
Brooks wrestled a Taser away from an officer, ran from the officers, and at one point, aimed the Taser at police before the officer fired his weapon, authorities said.
