Another police killing of a black man stokes US tension

The fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer in Atlanta has poured more fuel on the raging US debate over racism, prompting another round of street protests and the resignation of the southern city's police chief.

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The fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer, this time in Atlanta, Georgia, poured more fuel June 14, 2020 on a raging US debate over racism after another round of street protests and the resignation of the city's police chief. A Wendy's restaurant where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was killed was set on fire June 13, 2020 and hundreds of people marched to protest the killing. PHOTO: AFP

2020-06-15 10:45:32

The fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer in Atlanta has poured more fuel on the raging US debate over racism, prompting another round of street protests and the resignation of the southern city's police chief.

The death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was ruled a homicide by the county medical examiner's office on Sunday, a day after the Wendy's restaurant where he died was set on fire and hundreds of people marched to denounce the killing.

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