The funeral for Rayshard Brooks, the Black man that was shot and killed by Atlanta police, will be on Tuesday (June 23) in Atlanta, WVEE-FM V-103 reports.

A source close to the family revealed to V-103 anchor Maria Boynton the funeral will be at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and will be a private service.

The news of the funeral follows charges placed on officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan for their roles in the killing. Rolfe faces 11 charges, one of them being felony murder and he faces life in prison. Brosnan has three charges that can land him anywhere from one year to 20.

On Monday, family attorney L. Chris Stewart announced Tyler Perry will be paying for the funeral expenses of Brooks. 

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