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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Autopsy strengthens case that ‘Cop City’ activist didn’t fire first before being gunned down by police

Courtesy of family / Stop Cop City

The official autopsy of a Georgia environmental protester who was killed by police found no evidence the individual fired on officers, as police claim.

On Wednesday, the DeKalb County Medical Examiner released its report on the death of Manuel “Tortuguita” Esteban Paez Teran, an activist who was shot by a SWAT team in January as police cleared out an encampment of demonstrators opposing a controversial $90m police training centre in the Atlanta area dubbed “Cop City” by critics.

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