Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks ‘Heard a Sound Like a Gunshot’

Rayshard Brooks (L) and Officer Garrett Rolfe pointing stun guns at one another, while Officer Devin Brosnan is seen getting up after a struggle among the three men in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, in Atlanta, Ga., early June 13, 2020. Atlanta Police Department via AP

A police officer who fatally shot a suspect in Atlanta said he heard a sound similar to a gunshot just before firing his weapon.

Garrett Rolfe, who was fired after the shooting, tried arresting Rayshard Brooks, who was sleeping in his vehicle in the drive-through at a Wendy’s late June 12.