Devin Brosnan, one of the two officers charged in the death of Rayshard Brooks, turned himself in to police this morning. The D.A. had given Brosnan and Garrett Rolfe until 6 p.m. today to surrender. (NBC News)
The half-brother of Robert Fuller, a 24-year-old Black man who was found hanging from a tree last week in Southern California, was fatally shot by police yesterday. Cops say Terron Jammal Boone was wanted for spousal assault and kidnapping, and opened fire on officers when they stopped his car. Police returned fire, killing him. (KABC-TV)
The city of Oakland, California, has launched a hate crime investigation after finding several nooses at a city park. A local resident claims they are exercise equipment and he put them there months ago. (LA Times)
The Portland (Oregon) City Councilvoted to cut more than $15 million from its police budgetand reallocate those funds to social service programs.
The Fulton County District Attorney says ex-Atlanta cop Garrett Rolfe kicked Rayshard Brooks and stood on his body while denying him medical assistance. (USA Today)
The lawyer for Devin Brosnan, one of the Atlanta cops involved in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, denied the D.A.'s claim that his client is cooperating as a state witness and says he has not agreed to testify against Garrett Rolfe. (CBS News)
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says police morale in the city "is down ten-fold," adding, "This has been a very tough few weeks in Atlanta and with the tragedy of Mr. Brooks, and then on top of that the excessive force charges that were brought against the officers involved with the college students, there's a lot happening in our city, and the police officers are receiving the brunt of it quite frankly." (CBS News)
The city of Little Rock, Arkansas is banning the use of neck restraints by police. (ABC News)