Georgia declares state of emergency after sharp increase in violence amid protests

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp imposed a state of emergency on the state and deployed up to 1000 National Guard troops in connection with aggressive protests in Atlanta. Writes about it "Voice of America".

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Republican Kemp said he signed the decree after "several weeks of sharp increase in violent crime and destruction of property in Atlanta."

The governor’s statement said that more than 30 state residents received gunshot wounds during a long weekend in honor of Independence Day, five people died.

Among the dead is an eight-year-old girl who was shot dead while she was driving in a car with her mother and another man.

Secoria Turner was killed on Saturday, July 4, in the evening, when a car tried to enter a parking lot where illegal fences were installed, police said.

The shooting occurred near the site where Atlanta subsequently fired a policeman shot and killed Rayshaw Brooks after he got into a fight with the police and tried to escape with a stolen stun gun.

“Over 75 shootings have occurred in the city over the past few weeks,” said Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms, commenting on the death of an eight-year-old girl. “You can't blame the Atlanta Police Department for this.”

The mayor made an emotional appeal to end the violence.

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“We shoot at each other on our streets in this city. “You shot the child,” Bottoms said. “We do each other more harm than any policeman in this unit.”

Following the death of George Floyd, protests took place in central Atlanta in late May, some of which were accompanied by robberies and vandalism.

“Peaceful protests were intercepted by criminals with a dangerous, destructive agenda. Now the target is the innocent residents of Georgia, they are shot and left to die, ”Kemp said. “We need to stop this lawlessness and restore order in our capital.”

“Enough tough rhetoric. We must protect the lives and livelihoods of all residents of Georgia, ”he added.

National Guard units will be sent to the State Capitol, the Georgia Department of Public Security, and the governor's residence.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• Since the end of May, fierce protests have raged in the United States over the murder of a black man by the police. On May 27, George Floyd, an African American from Minneapolis, died after a city police officer strangled him with a knee. Officer Derek Chauvin was fired and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter; three other officers also lost their jobs. Protests and riots subsequently eruptedand in Minneapolis and across the country. As a result of all police officers involved in the death of George Floyd arrested. They face up to 40 years in prison.
• May 31 truck drove into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis (Minnesota). At the wheel of a car was a citizen of the United States, presumably of Ukrainian origin, Bogdan Vechirko. He was arrested, but on June 2 he was released from custody awaiting further investigation. Eventually no charges were brought against him.
• About 40 cities, including Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit, and Philadelphia, banned street demonstrations for several days after dark. Texas and Virginia Governors introduced a state of emergency.
• In connection with protests in US cities embassies of Ukraine and Russia asked their citizenslocated in the United States, keep order and avoid crowds as much as possible, as well as safety precautions.
• June 1, Donald Trump enacted the law of 1807, allowing him send armed forces to shocked states in connection with the death of George Floyd.
• According to the official autopsy of George Floyd, his death was caused by mechanical asphyxia and should be considered violent.
• As of 4 June victims of mass protests in the United States, at least 11 people have become.
• More 10 people were arrested during protestscondemning racism and police brutality over the death of George Floyd.
• Atlanta June 12th cops killed African American: protests flared up with renewed vigor.
• Seattle police regained control of the police station building and arrested several protesters on the orders of mayor Jenny Durcan.

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