The former Atlanta officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was charged with felony murder, officials say.

Garrett Rolfe, who has already been fired, faces 11 charges related to Brooks' death. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. 

On June 12, Brooks was shot dead in a fast-food restaurant's parking lot after he was accused of drunk driving, resisting arrest, and running away with an officer's gun.

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(Cover: A woman paints a portrait of Rayshard Brooks at the site of a Wendy's restaurant set ablaze overnight in Atlanta, June 14, 2020. /AP )