At least 35 people were detained after a violent protest at a new police training center in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday. Surveillance videos released by the police department show orange flames rising from a construction tractor and at least four other fires burning in and around the fenced site. The weeklong “mass mobilization” is set to continue through Thursday, with the Atlanta Police Department urging protesters to remain peaceful and vowing to take action against anyone engaging in violence or destruction of property.
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On Wednesday morning, a 26-year-old activist, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, was fatally shot by law enforcement in Atlanta, Georgia during a clearing operation near a planned law enforcement training facility. Protests have erupted in the city, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is continuing to investigate the shooting. The Georgia State Patrol Trooper who was shot is expected to make a full recovery.
A peaceful protest in downtown Atlanta on Saturday evening turned violent after a group of protesters began committing illegal acts, such as breaking windows, attacking police cruisers, and setting a police cruiser on fire. The protest was in response to a proposed police training facility and the fatal police shooting of an environmental activist earlier in the week. The Atlanta Police Department is asking for anyone with information about the incident to come forward and is encouraging peaceful protests.