Fire at Wendy's where man shot dead by police UGC

Protesters on Saturday night set fire to the Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Atlanta where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a police officer the night before, following a field sobriety test.

One officer was fired following the shooting and another was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early Sunday.

This came after the Saturday resignation of Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields, who stepped down as the killing of Brooks sparked a new wave of protests in the city, after turbulent demonstrations that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis had simmered down.

The terminated officer was identified as Garrett Rolfe, who was hired in October 2013, and the officer placed on administrative duty is Devin Bronsan, who was hired in September 2018, according to a release from police spokesperson Sgt. John Chafee.

The police department also released body camera and dash camera footage from both officers.

Authorities said the slain man had grabbed an officer's Taser, but was running away when he was shot.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the police chief's resignation at a Saturday afternoon news conference.

She said it was Shields' own decision to step aside as police chief and that she would remain with the city in an undetermined role.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the shooting, said the deadly confrontation started with officers responding to a complaint that a man was sleeping in a car blocking the restaurant's drive-thru lane.

The GBI said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers' attempts to arrest him.

The shooting came at a time of heightened tension over police brutality and calls for reforms across the U.S. following the May 25 death of Floyd in Minneapolis.

Atlanta was among US cities where large crowds of protesters took to the streets.