ATLANTA - What started as peaceful demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while in police custody, turned violent Friday evening in Atlanta as people clashed with police, buildings were vandalized and cop cars were set on fire.
According to Atlanta Police, protestors caused extensive damage to patrol vehicles and buildings in the area of Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Marietta Street and looted several businesses in the same area.
Several small fires were started, including fire set to an APD patrol vehicle. "We have issued disbursement orders and deployed tear gas in an effort to break up the protests.