Protesters angry over the police killing of an unarmed black man at a Wendy’s drive-thru in Atlanta marched onto the highway late Saturday night (Jun. 13), shutting down part of the Interstate 75/85 downtown connecter, which is a major road through the city, CNN reports.
Protesters in Atlanta shutdown an interstate after the murder of Rayshard Brooks by police. #RayshardBrooks #AtlantaShooting #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/xoxQpjoVuC
— Omar Moore (@thepopcornreel) June 14, 2020
Seven lanes shut down in Atlanta. #AtlantaProtest #RayshardBrooks #BlackLivesMatterATL #NoJusticeNoPeace pic.twitter.com/G2jOxMNLWe
— Sarah Durnesque (@Durnesque) June 14, 2020
A crowd of people also set fire to the Wendy’s in response to the police killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks.
The restaurant sits near a BP gas station and reports indicate there’s no sign of firefighters.
The Wendy’s in #Atlanta where #RayshardBrooks was executed by race soldiers last night, is currently on fire pic.twitter.com/o89yc6A88P
— Tariq Nasheed ?? (@tariqnasheed) June 14, 2020
HAPPENING NOW: The Wendy’s where #RayshardBrooks was killed by Atlanta police has been set on fire.
The restaurant is next door to a BP gas station & there is no sign of firefighters. pic.twitter.com/TZsa69LV2w
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 14, 2020
The Wendys where Atlanta Police shot and killed #RayshardBrooks has been lit on fire by protesters: pic.twitter.com/8i5uiAjPHp
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 14, 2020
There goes @Wendys on University Ave.
I had to step away for my own safety but here is a look at rioters right before they lit a firework in the Wendy's where #atlantapolice shot and killed #RayshardBrooks @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/rR0XdDkaBk
— Alex Whittler (@AlexWhittler) June 14, 2020
More to come…
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