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Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency for Georgia through Feb. 9 and called up 1,000 National Guard troops in anticipation of violent protests in the state.
Kemp issued the emergency order just after five Memphis, TN police officers were charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died after a confrontation with officers during a traffic stop.
Video of the encounter – described as “absolutely appalling” by the Director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation – is expected to be released Friday night. Protests have been planned nationwide following the video’s release.
The order also comes after a Downtown Atlanta protest over the shooting death of activist Manuel Teran at the site of the city’s future public training facility – nicknamed “Cop City” by opponents – turned violent last weekend.
The state of emergency “grants the Governor the authority to empower the Georgia National Guard to subdue riot and unlawful assembly.”
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