(CNN) An Atlanta police officer shot and killed a man at a Wendy's drive-thru Friday night after he resisted arrest and struggled for an officer's Taser, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

The GBI identified the slain man as Rayshard Brooks, 27, of Atlanta.

The killing comes amid global protests and discussion of police use of force following the death of George Floyd last month in custody in Minneapolis. Atlanta has seen frequent protests, including some that turned violent.


Six Atlanta Police Department officers were facing charges of using excessive force during one, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced June 2. Two of the officers were fired by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

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Friday, officers responded to a call at 10:33 p.m. about a man sleeping in a parked vehicle in the drive-thru, causing other customers to drive around it, the GBI said in a statement.

Police gave Brooks a field sobriety test, which he failed, the GBI said. He resisted arrest and struggled with officers, the GBI said.

Atlanta mayor trying to strike 'tough balance' between criticizing police and supporting well-intentioned ones amid protests
Atlanta mayor trying to strike 'tough balance' between criticizing police and supporting well-intentioned ones amid protests
An officer drew his Taser and, witnesses said, the man grabbed it, the statement said. An officer then shot him.

Brooks was taken to a hospital, where he died, the statement said.

One officer was treated for an injury and released, the GBI said.

The GBI is investigating at the request of the APD, the statement said. Once completed, the case will be turned over to prosecutors for review.

CNN has reached out to the APD, GBI and the mayor's office but they have not responded.

CNN affiliate WSB reports this is the 48th police shooting the GBI has investigated in 2020.

sorry man

You become a walking goddamn shooting range target, just for being black...
Shit's crazy.

Is there an order to shoot them all?

doggedfighter:
Is there an order to shoot them all?

The hate there is just too much.
What's their fault of being black?
Isn't it their forefathers that sold their predecessors to slavery?

sorry i dont get, he grabbed the taser n dey shot him wow he didnt even grab his gun just d taser

African americans dey suffer 4 did pink people hand oo.....
Make god help Dem Abeg

Resisting arrest and struggling with a cop for his taser! That guy is

blacks better calm the fvck down... racist trumpsters are very angry with turns of things politically and they are killing innocent blacks... blacks cant win this without restraints because racist pigs are very very angry, and shamefully Africans are minority globally