Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man who opened fire on them and wounded a state trooper on Wednesday near the scene of a new police training facility in suburban Atlanta.
been camping out over the past year in protest of the $90-million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which they refer to as"Cop City."
Four individuals were arrested on Wednesday morning near the site of the new police training facility.after allegedly throwing rocks and police cars and attacking EMT workers near the site of the new facility. "Police killed a forest defender today, someone who loved the forest, someone who fought to protect the earth & its inhabitants," the group tweeted. Protesters have set up tents and other accommodations in the woods.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has pledged to crack down on individuals camped out at the site of the new training facility.
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