Protests are on the move.
Atlanta georgia riots tonight. The safety of our citizens remains our top priority. Brian kemp has placed all of georgia under a state of emergency. Protests have erupted in at least 30 us cities over the death of unarmed black man george floyd at the hands of a police officer in minneapolis minnesota. Protesters say they want to see charges.
Atlanta ga 73 atlanta. A number protests are possible tonight in the city and surrounding area. Kemp called for the atlanta protesters to head home in a post to his official twitter account tonight. May 30 2020 atlanta protesters attacking police zone 5 downtown.
Andrew brown a lawrenceville resident was among the first to grab a megaphone at the protest. The governor has authorized 1 500 national guard troops to deploy in atlanta this evening. Small groups of people roam the streets after curfew saturday some vandalizing property as protests began for a second day. On that note we will end our live coverage on a night that saw america convulsed by protests from new york city to los angeles from the white house in washington to cnn center in.
Some metro atlanta nightclubs planning to open tonight will play it by ear 5 50 p m. Atlanta ga with another night of vandalism in parts of atlanta and more protests planned for sunday across the state gov. Atlanta police chief erika shields is again on site of protests in atlanta. It s at least the second time the chief has been publicly seen engaging in the demonstrations the first.