Rayshard Brooks shooting in Atlanta declared a homicide

In the U.S. state of Georgia, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office has ruled the death of Rayshard Brooks a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to the back.

An autopsy conducted on Sunday showed that the 27-year-old died from blood loss and organ injuries caused by two gunshot wounds, an investigator for the medical examiner said in a statement.  The manner of his death was homicide, it added.

Brooks' fatal encounter with police came after an employee of a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta phoned authorities to say that someone had fallen asleep in his car in the restaurant's drive-through lane.