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Rage Erupts at Funeral for Black Woman Who Died After Falling Out of Moving Cop Car<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty; Photo Courtesy of Lottie Grier</p> <p>On Thursday morning, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/brianna-griers-brain-shifted-in-her-skull-during-fatal-arrest-expert-says">Brianna Marie Grier</a> was laid to rest at a “celebration of life” at the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.</p> <p>National outrage has erupted since the 28-year-old mother of two died in July from head injuries sustained while in the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/parents-of-brianna-marie-grier-say-they-were-kept-in-the-dark-after-daughters-patrol-car-death">custody of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department</a> after experiencing a mental health episode.</p> <p>Specifically, state investigators say she died after falling out of a cop car—and that the door was left open by at least one of the people arresting her.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/brianna-grier-georgia-funeral-over-death-in-police-custody-full-of-rage?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty; Photo Courtesy of Lottie Grier

On Thursday morning, Brianna Marie Grier was laid to rest at a “celebration of life” at the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

National outrage has erupted since the 28-year-old mother of two died in July from head injuries sustained while in the custody of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department after experiencing a mental health episode.

Specifically, state investigators say she died after falling out of a cop car—and that the door was left open by at least one of the people arresting her.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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