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PHOTOS: Rayshard Brooks funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ebenezer Baptist Church held the funeral for Rayshard Brooks, 27, on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Brooks died June 12 after being shot by a police officer in a Wendy’s parking lot, sparking protests in Atlanta and around the country.
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062320 Atlanta: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) consoles Tomika Miller, the wife of Rayshard Brooks, at the conclusion of his funeral in Ebenezer Baptist Church on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 in Atlanta. Brooks, 27, died June 12 after being shot by an officer in a Wendy's parking lot. Brooks' death sparked protests in Atlanta and around the country. The Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of Ebenezer, said "Rayshard Brooks wasn't just running from the police. He was running from a system that makes slaves out of people. A system that doesn't give ordinary people who've made mistakes a second chance, a real shot at redemption." Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
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