US protests: Interstate blocked and restaurant set on fire in Atlanta following fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks

Atlanta’s police chief has resigned after 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by an officer who works for the department. Authorities say Brooks was running away when he was shot.

Demonstrators blocked all traffic in both directions along the I-75/85 in downtown Atlanta following the deadly officer-involved shooting of 27-year-old Black man Rayshard Brooks outside a Wendy’s fast food restaurant on Friday. The Wendy’s where Brooks lost his life was set on fire on Saturday night. Read on for the latest news, updates and reforms being taken as protests continue across the country.

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