Protests erupt in downtown Atlanta over controversial 'Cop City' and the fatal police shooting of ac [View all]

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Source: CNN

CNN) Several people were arrested Saturday evening in downtown Atlanta during protests that came in response to a proposed police training facility and the fatal police shooting of an activist earlier in the week.

Atlanta Police Sgt. Jarius Daugherty told CNN "several arrests" were made after the demonstrations led to property damage, but did not provide an exact number of the people arrested or what property was damaged.

The protests come in response to a planned $90 million, 85-acre law enforcement training facility -- dubbed "Cop City" by its opponents -- and just days after the police killing of a 26-year-old activist near the site of the training center.

Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/21/us/atlanta-cop-city-downtown-protest/index.html

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I just saw it on CNN and checked to see if it had been posted.

Edited. I have not paid attention to this and I don’t know specifics.