APD officer Devin Brosnan was responding to a complaint that Brooks was asleep in a car in a Wendy's restaurant drive-through lane.

Video recorded from the officers' bodycams, a witness's phone and the restaurant's security system, was widely broadcast.

Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard charged Rolfe with felony murder and ten other offenses; Brosnan with aggravated assault and two counts of violation of oath.

"[8] On August 23, 2022, prosecutors announced that they had dropped all charges against both officers, saying that "the use of deadly force was objectively reasonable and that they did not act with criminal intent.

Brosnan checked Brooks's driver's license and radioed for assistance from an officer certified to conduct driving under the influence investigations.

[19] Brooks asked to leave his car in the parking lot overnight and walk to his sister's house a short distance away.

[39] On June 17, 2020, while the GBI investigation was still ongoing, Paul Howard, the Fulton County District Attorney (DA), announced eleven charges against Rolfe: felony murder, five counts of aggravated assault, four police oath violations, and damage to property.

Howard also claimed Rolfe kicked Brooks and Brosnan stood on his shoulders[4] based on photo evidence presented in the press briefing.

[25][29] The subsequent investigation by the GBI reached conclusions that differed from those of former District Attorney Paul Howard, in some cases finding no evidence for his claims and in others contradicting them.

The report also concluded that officer Rolfe did indeed render timely medical aid to Brooks after the shooting, despite Howard's claim to the opposite.

[49][50] On or about July 14, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr requested that the GBI widen its investigation into the Fulton County DA's office, headed by Howard, to determine whether grand jury subpoenas seeking information about Rolfe were legally issued.

[57] Under Georgia state law, the AG is afforded broad discretion in appointing a stand-in prosecutor if the situation arises.

In February, Carr rejected Willis' request in letter, stating "it appears abundantly clear that your office is not disqualified from these cases by interest or relationship.

"[58] Attorneys for the Brooks family voiced disappointment both with Willis' request and Carr's refusal to appoint a replacement prosecutor who would take the case more "seriously.

[60] On June 4, 2021, a judge granted a motion for recusal filed by Willis and disqualified her and her office from prosecuting the case, on the grounds that they could be called as witnesses.

[63] On June 13, individuals set fire to the Wendy's restaurant outside which Brooks was shot as well as several nearby cars, and broke a television camera.

[64][65][66] Natalie White, believed to be Brooks' girlfriend, was charged with first-degree arson in connection with the restaurant fire.

[74] Beginning the day after charges against Rolfe were announced, Atlanta police officers called in sick for their shifts, staging a "blue flu" protest.

[81] Mayor Bottoms said the sickout was a reaction to two weeks of strife during which eight APD officers were criminally charged in two separate incidents, sinking morale "ten-fold.

"[30][82] On June 18, the Atlanta Police Foundation, a private nonprofit group, announced that all APD officers would receive a one-time $500 bonus for continuing to work through the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent George Floyd protests.