DeKalb County releases autopsy in 'Cop City' protestor Manuel Teran's Death [View all]

Source: ABC News



DeKalb County has released the autopsy results related to the death of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, who demonstrated against the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center earlier this year.

The training center has been the subject of controversy. City officials assert that the center could improve policing, while critics claim the effort is militarizing police and endangering communities.

Teran, who went by "Tortuguita" and used they/them pronouns, was shot and killed by police on Jan. 18 as officers raided campgrounds occupied by environmental demonstrators who had allegedly been camping out for months to protest the development of the training center, dubbed “Cop City” by critics.

According to the autopsy sent to ABC News, Teran did not have gunpowder residue on their hands. Officials claimed Teran fired the first shot at a state trooper. Officers then responded with gunfire. Teran had at least 57 gunshot wounds in their body, according to the autopsy, including in the hands, torso, legs and head.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/dekalb-county-releases-autopsy-cop-city-protester-manuel/story?id=98700731

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So Tortuguita had NO gunpowder residue AND was shot 57 times -- not likely to get mainstream headline treatment much but is very telling


There is enormous reason to suspect that this was a targeted assassination