As the case of a white Minnesota police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd begins, it raises parallels to a similar case upcoming in Atlanta.
This week, the judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial reinstated a third-degree murder charge in the case. Chauvin, who is white, is accused of killing George Floyd, a Black man, last May. The move was a win for prosecutors seeking another pathway to conviction.
Less than three weeks later, former white Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in a South Atlanta Wendy’s drive-through. APD terminated Rolfe soon after. The case is now in the hands of Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis.
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