Rayshard Brooks Visitation And Funeral: Time, Location Released

ATLANTA, GA — Rayshard Brooks, whose death on June 12 led to a new wave protests and criminal charges against the ex-Atlanta police officer who shot him, will be laid to rest on Tuesday following a funeral service at the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Details on how to watch a livestream of the funeral can be found here.

While the funeral is private, a public viewing is scheduled Monday and will run from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the church, located at 407 Auburn Avenue NE. According to Brooks' obituary, the internment service is being conducted by Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel.

Last week, media mogul Tyler Perry announced that he would cover Brooks' funeral expenses and pay the college tuition for his children.

The church has released a list of guidelines for the public visitation:

• Visitors are asked not to form lines before 12 p.m. on Monday for the viewing.
• Do not bring large purses or bags. Purses and bags larger than six inches are subject to search.
• All visitors entering for the viewing will be screened by security guards.
• Ebenezer Baptist Church does not visitors to carry weapons inside.
• Visitors will be screened for COVID-19 occur upon entry, including temperature checks. Guests with high temperatures will be denied entry.
• Masks must be worn inside the building.
• No cameras or cell phone photography will be permitted inside the sanctuary.
• Jackson Street and Auburn Avenue will be closed surrounding the church.

The Ebenezer Baptist Church is notable for its history and connection to America's civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a co-pastor at the church from 1960 until his assassination in 1968. King's daughter, Rev. Bernice A. King, will speak at Brooks’ funeral, CNN reported. The church's senior pastor, Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, will deliver the eulogy.

"Ebenezer is a parish for all people, a sanctuary for those who suffer," Warnock said in a statement. "Rayshard was not a member of our church but he, and his loved ones, are a part of our family. We seek to embrace them, comfort them and walk beside them in the days ahead."

The aftermath of Brooks' death continues to rock Atlanta. In announcing murder charges against now-fired Atlanta officer Garrett Rolfe, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said that Brooks, 27, "never presented himself as a threat" prior to the moments in which Brooks broke away from the officers trying to arrest him on suspicion of driving drunk.

An autopsy report found Brooks had been shot twice in the back. In the wake of the incident, Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields resigned. The Georgia Law Enforcement Organization announced a fundraiser for Rolfe and called Brooks' death a "justified shooting."

On June 12, police video showed Brooks cooperating until one of the officers moved to handcuff him. Brooks was wrestled to the ground, broke free and managed to grab one of the officers' stun guns in the fracas; Rolfe shot him as he tried to run away.

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