Hundreds of activists descended on downtown Atlanta on Saturday in response to a call for a “night of rage” after one protester was killed in a shootout with police earlier this week.
Atlanta Riot Explained 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/B2w2IDF5pa
— E (@ElijahSchaffer) January 22, 2023
Atlanta Riot Explained 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/B2w2IDF5pa
A crowd of mourners marched through the streets in what was described as a “largely peaceful protest” by a local FOX reporter. Masked activists began throwing rocks and shooting fireworks at the Atlanta Police Foundation headquarters, causing the event to turn violent.
In addition to smashing up businesses, cars & the ATL Police Foundation, far-left extremists came with arson supplies to set an @Atlanta_Police vehicle on fire. The riot was organized as revenge for their gunman dying in a shootout at the autonomous zone. pic.twitter.com/NGcqZmKO9t
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) January 22, 2023
In addition to smashing up businesses, cars & the ATL Police Foundation, far-left extremists came with arson supplies to set an @Atlanta_Police vehicle on fire. The riot was organized as revenge for their gunman dying in a shootout at the autonomous zone. pic.twitter.com/NGcqZmKO9t
According to multiple photos and videos shared online, rioters smashed the building’s windows with hammers, vandalized walls with anti-police graffiti, and set at least one police cruiser on fire.
HERE WE GO AGAIN: Atlanta local reporter calls the Antifa riot a “mostly peaceful protest” as police vehicles get set on fire and the city destroyed. pic.twitter.com/dw6odUBFPH
— Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) January 22, 2023
HERE WE GO AGAIN: Atlanta local reporter calls the Antifa riot a “mostly peaceful protest” as police vehicles get set on fire and the city destroyed. pic.twitter.com/dw6odUBFPH
“Atlanta is safe, and our police officers have resolved the downtown disruptions from this evening,” Mayor Andre Dickens said after police swooped in to quell the commotion.
“Atlanta Police have arrested six people so far, some of whom were carrying explosives. “These people intended to cause violence and used the cover of peaceful protest to conceal their intentions,” Dickens added.
