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Rioters With Explosives Torch Atlanta Police Car After Police Kill Suspect Who Shot A Cop

Type of event:
Terrorist/rebel/criminal assault

Victims

Wounded

1

Date

January 23, 2023

What happened

Rioters protesting the officer-involved shooting death of a suspect who shot a Georgia trooper last week set a police car on fire and busted out the windows of local businesses during a violent demonstration in Atlanta on Saturday night.

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the crowd gathered at Underground Atlanta on Jan. 21 dressed in black and marched down Peachtree Street demanding justice for 26-year-old Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, WAGA reported.

Where it happened

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