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December 24, 2024

Family of Slain Cop City Protester Tortuguita Sues Three Police Officers
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In Atlanta, the parents of the slain environmental activist Manuel
Esteban Terán have sued three police officers who were involved in their
death in 2023. The activist, who was known as Tortuguita, was shot 57
times when officers raided a protest encampment set up to fight the
construction of a massive new police training center in Atlanta known as
Cop City.


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