#Rayshard Brooks’ funeral to be held at church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached

A public viewing is planned Monday for Rayshard Brooks — who was killed in a confrontation with Atlanta police – and the 27-year-old’s family and friends will honor his life in a funeral service Tuesday, according to a report.

The viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. served as a co-pastor from 1960 until his assassination in 1968, according to CNN.

“Ebenezer is a parish for all people, a sanctuary for those who suffer,” said the Rev. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of Ebenezer, WSB-TV reported.

“Rayshard was not a member of our church but he, and his loved ones, are a part of our family. We seek to embrace them, comfort them and walk beside them in the days ahead,” he added.

Tuesday’s private service will be held at 1 p.m. at the church, where King’s daughter, the Rev. Bernice A. King, will speak. Warnock will provide the eulogy.

Atlanta media mogul Tyler Perry has offered to pay for the funeral arrangements, according to Brooks’ family attorney Chris Stewart.

Gospel singers Smokie Norful, Tamela Mann and Kurt Carr are expected to perform at the funeral service, CNN reported.

Brooks was fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer who had responded to a Wendy’s following reports that he was asleep in his car in the drive-thru lane.

Garrett Rolfe, who has been fired from the force, is charged with felony murder, five counts of aggravated assault, one count of first-degree criminal damage to property and four counts of violation of oath in Brooks’ death.

His former partner, Devin Brosnan, faces charges of aggravated assault and three counts of violation of oath.