Police killed Manuel 'Tortuguita' Esteban Paez Terán on January 18 at the site of ongoing protest against the construction of a police training facility.
“While the autopsy report provides additional information, it does not bring the family closer to the answers they seek,” the Terán family said in a statement released Wednesday night, perAt the time of their killing, Tortuguita had been camping in Atlanta with other activists for months, occupying forestland and protesting the construction of“Atlantic Public Safety Training Center.
” The sprawling 85-acre, $90 million police training facility, nicknamed “Cop City,” has drawn significant pushback from the local community, abolitionists, and environmental advocates alike.
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