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April 20, 2023

Autopsy Shows Tortuguita, Forest Defender Protesting "Cop City," Was Shot 57 Times in Police Raid
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In Georgia, an autopsy by the De Kalb County Medical Examiner has
revealed an activist who was fatally shot by Atlanta police in January
was struck by at least 57 bullets. Twenty-six-year-old Manuel Esteban
Terán, known as Tortuguita, was killed as police raided an encampment of
forest protectors opposing the construction of Atlanta's $90 million
police training center dubbed "Cop City." No officers have been charged
over the killing; meanwhile, at least 42 activists arrested while
protesting Cop City face state charges of domestic terrorism.


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