Atlanta’s $90 million “Cop City” was taken under siege by a group of vandals “using the cover of a peaceful protest” in what Atlanta Police called “a coordinated…
Hundreds of people marched to protest the construction of a large police training facility dubbed ‘Cop City’ in an Atlanta forest on March 4, 2023.A banner is displayed along the South River Trail near the site where the proposed Atlanta public safety training center will be constructed in Atlanta, Ga., on March 4, 2023.More protesters march near the construction of the police training facility on March 4, 2023 in Atlanta, Ga.
The fiery end to Sunday’s protests is not the first time demonstrations against the facility have ended in violence.fatally shot a 26-year-old protester and environmental activistA protest sign for Manuel “Tortuguita” Paez Teran, a man killed by police officers near the proposed building site for the Atlanta public training facility, is displayed along the South River Trail on March 4, 2023.
Activists have questioned the police account of the shooting, as well as the lack of body camera footage.
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