Rayshard Brooks shooting: Atlanta police chief resigns as mayor wants officer fired

By Martin Pengelly in New York and agencies

Keisha Lance Bottoms says shooting at drive-through restaurant after struggle did not represent ‘justified use of deadly force’

Atlanta police chief Erika Shields has resigned, less than 24 hours after an African American man was killed by officers outside a drive-through restaurant.

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