Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Thursday in anticipation of violent anti-police protests in Atlanta this weekend.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp deployed 1,000 National Guard in anticipation of anti-police protests this weekend.Protests erupted after an environmental activist protesting the construction of a new Atlanta PD facility was shot and killed by police after he shot a state trooper.Anti-police protesters called for a “night of rage” last Friday.Advertisement
The wounded state trooper was taken to a local hospital where he underwent surgery, authorities said. Anti-police activists called for a “night of rage” last Friday in response to police-involved shooting. . At least two police cars were targeted and one was set on fire. Some of the individuals arrested were found with explosives, investigators said. related to last weekend’s riots.
They were identified as Nadja Geier, 24, of Nashville, Tennessee; Madeleine Feola, 22, of Spokane, Washington; Ivan Ferguson, 23, of Nevada; Graham Evatt, 20, of Decatur, Georgia; Francis Carrol, 22, of Kennebunkport, Maine; and Emily Murphy, 37, of Grosse Isle, Michigan.
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