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Six people were arrested during brief protests over the killing of an activist known as Tortuguita. A police car was set on fire, but no one was injured, ...

An Atlanta police car appeared to have been set on fire in front of a Hooters restaurant, which was packed with people watching the NFL playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Atlanta police also shut down about a four-block area downtown. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the incident was not recorded on body cameras, the AP reported.

Rioters aimed fireworks and rocks at the Atlanta Police Foundation building on Saturday evening, according to video of the scene.

"Consider this a call for reciprocal violence to be done to the police and their allies. [protest the planned](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-protests) training center. This is still an active and ongoing investigation and we will not be able to provide specifics on arrests numbers or property damaged, at this time." "While the state continues to respect peaceful protest, acts of violence against person or property will not be tolerated. The individual who fired upon law enforcement and shot the trooper was killed in the exchange of gunfire." "Other law enforcement personnel returned fire in self-defense and evacuated the trooper to a safe area.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist or an attorney to tell you that breaking windows or setting fires is not protesting. That is terrorism," Atlanta Police ...

"They are crimes that will not be tolerated in Georgia and will be prosecuted fully. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist or an attorney to tell you that breaking windows or setting fires is not protesting, that is terrorism," Schierbaum said in a press conference after the incident. "Violence and unlawful destruction of property are not acts of protest," Gov. Thank you to the hardworking [Georgia Department of Public Safety, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Atlanta Police Department], and others actively keeping our streets safe tonight." "Atlanta Police officers have responded to a group damaging property at several locations along Peachtree [Street]. The chief said some of those individuals were actors who have participated in other protests in the past. Demonstrators took to Underground Atlanta Saturday to demand an investigation into the death of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, a 26-year-old protester who killed by Georgia State Troopers during a sweep at Intrenchment Creek Park Wednesday. In a joint news conference, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Police Chief Darin Schierbaum made their stance on this very clear: They will always support and protect the first amendment right to peacefully protest, there is no room for violence in Atlanta. Officials said ballistic investigators matched that gun to the bullet that wounded the trooper. This is still an active and ongoing investigation, and we will not be able to provide specifics on arrests numbers or property damaged, at this time." The area is famous for hosting Atlanta's [GEORGIA TROOPER STABLE AFTER BEING SHOT, PROTESTER KILLED NEAR CONTROVERSIAL 'COP CITY' POLICE FACILITY SITE](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-state-patrol-trooper-injured-cop-city-atlanta)

A protest in Atlanta briefly turned violent on Saturday as demonstrators set a police car on fire and smashed windows of buildings.

Some activists had been camping there since last year to protest the facility. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The demonstration started peacefully, then abruptly escalated with some protesters throwing fireworks and rocks and smashing buildings' windows with hammers, according to a Reuters witness.

A protest turned violent in Atlanta in the wake of the killing by law enforcement officers of an environmental activist who had shot a state trooper, ...

“We can tell now, early in this investigation, this was not the focus tonight just to damage the windows of three buildings and set a police car on fire,” Schierbaum said. They also oppose spending so much on a facility they say will be used to practice “urban warfare.” None of those arrested are Georgia residents. He said authorities halted the violence within two blocks, and no citizens or law enforcement officers were injured. According to the GBI, the incident was not recorded on body cameras. They lit a police cruiser on fire, smashed more windows and vandalized walls with anti-police graffiti as stunned tourists scattered.

It comes in the wake of a shooting earlier this week, near a controversial future law enforcement training site, in which a Georgia state trooper was ...

"I don't know which news group it was...we saw a great graphic from everyone that was arrested this past week, not a single Georgia resident in there," Schierbaum said. Activists have questioned officials' version of events, calling it a "murder," and demanding an independent investigation, according to the Associated Press. He could not immediately confirm whether the six arrested Saturday were also from out of state. It said a ballistic analysis of the round which wounded the trooper was a match to Teran's Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 9mm. In December, five people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism and other charges after allegedly throwing rocks and bottles at the training center, officials said. "We can tell now, early in this investigation, this was not, the folks tonight, just to damage windows on three buildings and set a police car on fire," Schierbaum told reporters.

Rioters aimed fireworks and rocks at the Atlanta Police Foundation building on Saturday evening, according to video of the scene.

"Consider this a call for reciprocal violence to be done to the police and their allies. When Teran was shot and killed after authorities tried to remove the protesters from the plot of land on Wednesday, they vowed to continue their protests. "Other law enforcement personnel returned fire in self-defense and evacuated the trooper to a safe area. This is still an active and ongoing investigation and we will not be able to provide specifics on arrests numbers or property damaged, at this time." "No one can bring our friend back to us. "Atlanta Police officers have responded to a group damaging property at several locations along Peachtree [Street]," the Atlanta PD said in a statement Saturday, according to Fox 5. The law enforcement officer is in stable condition and is recovering from surgery. [ATLANTA: PROTESTERS CALL FOR 'VIOLENCE' AGAINST POLICE AFTER SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, OFFICER INJURED](https://www.foxnews.com/us/atlanta-georgia-protesters-call-violence-police-shooting-leaves-dead-officer-injured) The protests began peacefully on Saturday before spiraling into chaotic riots, according to FOX 5. The Twitter account Scenes from the Atlanta Forest called for a "Night of Rage" to enact "reciprocal violence to be done to the police and their allies," according to a post. We will not tolerate violence or property destruction," the mayor added. Protesters carried signs with Tortuguita's name on Saturday.

Six people were arrested after a peaceful protest over a proposed police training ground turned violent in Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday night, police said.

An officer was struck in the hip by a bullet and treated at a hospital, police said. "The public has a right to defend its interests. The government is escalating this situation pointlessly." "Violence and unlawful destruction of property are not acts of protest. According to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum, people protesting a new police training ground gathered around 5 p.m. However, the Foundation claims that the plan "was not well-known" and noted that it was not binding, unlike the 2021 vote to approve the use of the land to build the training center.

A protest against a law enforcement shooting in Atlanta turned violent on Saturday night, with demonstrators setting a police car on fire and damaging ...

Protesters have called into question the version of events leading up to Teran’s death that police gave, calling for an independent investigation of the shooting. “The city of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Department will not tolerate this,” Dickens said. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said at a press conference after the protests that some of the demonstrators carried explosives. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Teran shot a state trooper before being shot by law enforcement and dying at the scene. He also said no law enforcement officers were injured. We will not tolerate violence or property destruction.”

ATLANTA — A peaceful protest in downtown Atlanta turned violent Saturday evening when protesters set a police car on fire and started smashing windows.

“The Atlanta Police Department is aware of the ongoing events, and we will continue to monitor them and address them accordingly. “Atlanta Police have responded to a group damaging property at several locations along Peachtree St. Violence and unlawful destruction of property are not acts of protest. They are crimes that will not be tolerated in Georgia and will be prosecuted fully.— Governor Brian P. The governor remains well informed of the situation through regular updates from state law enforcement and is actively monitoring the situation. Destruction of material is fundamentally different from the violence that led to extinguishing someone’s light. All reported acts appear to be explicitly targeted against the financial backers & goons of the Atlanta Police Foundation, a shady nonprofit that funnels weapons and military gear into our city to wage war on black and brown folks. Protestors are only leveling the playing field & preventing future violence by disabling the economic machine of the Atlanta Police Foundation that seeks to sterilize all life within the Weelaunee Forest.” The police have evoked violence when they raided the forest for over 7 months, destroying material by trashing camps and water supplies and threatening the lives of forest defenders. “What is the proper reaction to police killing Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Esteban Paez Teran? One of the APD cruisers was set on fire. in the heart of downtown Atlanta.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said Tortuguita was killed by officers after shooting and wounding a state trooper, but activists have questioned ...

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Mayor Andre Dickens told the press that many of those arrested in Saturday night's riot were not residents of Georgia. ATLANTA - People threw rocks and ...

"It is in that spirit that my parents participated in the desegregating Atlanta in the early 1960s. It is also from that Spirit that Dr. "Atlanta is born of the spirit of demonstration and protest," a statement from Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond said. [law enforcement shot and killed an environmental activist](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/cop-city-atlanta-georgia-state-patrol-trooper-injured-man-killed) who the [Georgia Bureau of Investigation](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/tag/organization/gbi) said [shot a state trooper](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-gun-found-on-protester-was-used-to-shoot-trooper-at-future-apd-training-site). Brian Kemp](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/tag/people/brian-kemp), who has [called "Stop Cop City" activists "militant,"](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kemp-vows-to-arrest-more-cop-city-protestors) thanked state and local law enforcement who responded to Downtown Atlanta when property damage ensued. [People threw rocks and fireworks](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/cop-city-atlanta-protest-chaos) in front of the Atlanta Police Foundation officers, lit an [Atlanta police](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/tag/organization/apd) car on fire, smashed windows and painted anti-police graffiti in [Downtown Atlanta](https://www.fox5atlanta.com/tag/us/ga/atlanta/downtown) on Saturday night.

ATLANTA, Georgia (Telemundo Atlanta) - La policía investiga las circunstancias en las que murió un adolescente de 13 años que recibió varios impactos de ...

Tres hispanos más resultaron heridos en este incidente registrado después de una fiesta nocturna en uno de los apartamentos de un complejo ubicado en la Buford Highway. El sujeto fue llevado a un hospital del área. En las últimas 24 horas, además de los

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens condemned claims the anti-police riots seen overnight were not violent, noting how protesters had explosives and would face ...

[CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink) And so, we love to support people when they're doing right, peaceful protest is a part of the American -- our freedoms, but when you are violent, we will make sure that you get held accountable." "And the violence stopped, and those six individuals were arrested. [Georgia State Patrol ](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/georgia)officers who returned fire, and Brennan noted how the protests in downtown Atlanta Saturday came in response to police saying body-camera footage of the shooting doesn’t exist. [ATLANTA POLICE ARREST 6 IN NIGHT OF CHAOS AFTER VIOLENT PROTESTERS LIT COP CAR ABLAZE, SMASHED WINDOWS ](https://www.foxnews.com/us/atlanta-police-arrest-night-chaos-violent-protesters-cop-car-smashed-windows) During a panel slated to discuss crime and violence plaguing American cities, Brennan asked for an update on the protests in response to the death of 26-year-old environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Teran.

Democrats have been silent about the anti-police riots that resulted in six arrests and a burned-out police vehicle in Atlanta over the weekend.

Teran was shot and killed after authorities tried to remove the protesters from the plot of land on Wednesday. "These individuals meant violence and used the cover of peaceful protest to conceal their motives. [ATLANTA: PROTESTERS CALL FOR 'VIOLENCE' AGAINST POLICE AFTER SHOOTING LEAVES 1 DEAD, OFFICER INJURED](https://www.foxnews.com/us/atlanta-georgia-protesters-call-violence-police-shooting-leaves-dead-officer-injured) Our law enforcement teams were prepared and resolved the situation swiftly." Raphael Warnock, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Reps. [anti-police violence](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime) that unraveled in Atlanta over the weekend after rioters set a police vehicle ablaze and smashed windows in response to the police-involved shooting of an armed activist days earlier.

The Atlanta police department is searching for a woman with dementia who has been missing since 4:30 p.m. A Mattie's Call, Georgia's emergency missing alert ...

Officials said Authorities said Rosa Tate left her care facility on 3411 Benjamin E. A Mattie's Call, Georgia's

The activist – 26-year-old Manuel Esteban Paez Terán – was shot near a planned $90 million, 85-acre law enforcement training facility where opponents had camped ...

“He was not a violent person. “He didn’t think it would escalate. He was a pacifist. They said Terán identified as nonbinary and was a “sweet, warm, very smart and caring” person. If he had one, it was for protecting himself against the animals in the forest. “They said he had a gun.

Atlanta police said a teenager died after being shot multiple times Saturday night in southwest Atlanta.

"Teen night has always been a problem, it’s nothing new," a spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department told FOX 5. But, it’s the fact that it’s still happening." Police said they found a boy there on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds.

The teen was shot and killed late Saturday night off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in southwest Atlanta, police said.

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