Former Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Sues City Over Firing

A former officer with the Atlanta Police Department who was involved in the fatal shooting of a man in a fast food restaurant parking lot in June, has filed suit against Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and interim police Chief Rodney Bryant over his firing.

According to NPR , Officer Garrett Rolfe's attorneys claim that his use of deadly force against 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks in June was justifiable.

The lawsuit states that Rolfe has "suffered irreparable injury to his personal and professional reputation as a result of his unlawful dismissal."

The lawsuit goes on to say, "As a result of the unlawful action of the Respondent, the Petitioner has become a public spectacle and object of ridicule. His unlawful termination was unnecessarily public and has attracted national media attention."

Rolfe faces 11 charges—including felony murder—in Brooks' killing.