A former police officer white was charged with murder on Wednesday, five days after he shot and killed a young black man, Rayshard Brooks, Atlanta, georgia, a tragedy that has revived anger anti-racism in the United States.
Eleven of the charges were made against Garrett Rolfe, 27 years old, including " murder ", punishable by the death penalty in Georgia, said the prosecutor of Fulton county, Paul Howard, during a press conference. "We have concluded that at the time of his death, Mr. Brooks was not an immediate threat of death or serious injury to the agents," said the prosecutor.