Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, was granted a $500,000 bond on Tuesday.
After Brooks struggled with Rolfe and Officer Devin Brosnan, grabbing Brosnan’s Taser and fleeing with it, Rolfe shot Brooks in the back as he fled.
Rolfe’s attorney’s blamed Brooks for escalating the situation and said the officer “had no choice but to use deadly force.”
By contrast, prosecutors emphasized that Brooks was running away at the time that Rolfe opened fire, and highlighted witness testimonies and video footage that indicate Rolfe kicked Brooks after he was shot.
“I can just only imagine how scared he was and what he felt at that time,” Miller said of the video footage that captured the moment Rolfe kicked Brooks as he lay on the ground.
