Nation Who is Rayshard Brooks? Father of 4 celebrated daughter’s birthday hours before police shot him in Atlanta June 14, 2020 Susan Miller and Nicquel Terry Ellis, USA TODAY Comments Off on Who is Rayshard Brooks? Father of 4 celebrated daughter’s birthday hours before police shot him in Atlanta An Atlanta police officer shot Rayshard Brooks during a tussle at a Wendy's. The 27-year-old was supposed to take his daughter skating the next day.