People hold U.S flags outside Ebenezer Baptist Church while funeral is in progress for Rayshard Brooks, the Black man shot dead by an Atlanta police officer, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Lynsey Weatherspoon
ATLANTA (Reuters) - With tears, some laughter and memories of a generous young man who liked cowboy boots and cracking jokes, more than 200 friends and family members filled the pews of an historic Atlanta church on Tuesday for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks.
The death of Brooks, a Black man who was shot twice in the back by Atlanta police outside of a fast-food restaurant on June 12, heightened tensions over police brutality and racism that have raged since the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.
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