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Despite ‘Cop City’ protests, Atlanta moves forward with plan

Demonstrators gather outside of Atlanta's City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, as local officials announce they are moving forward with plans to build the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The protesters have called for officials to abandon plans for the project which they derisively call Cop City. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico) Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks during a news conference at City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Atlanta. Dickens announced that the city had signed a memorandum of understanding with DeKalb County to proceed with building the $90 million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, a project that protesters call Cop City. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico) Vienna holds a photo of her slain partner, Tortuguita, in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Officials have said officers fatally shot Tortuguita in self-defense after the protester shot a trooper on Wednesday, Jan. 18, but activists argue it was a state-sanctioned murder of a beloved community member who was renowned for having a big heart. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico) In this aerial view, a structure sits on land owned by the city of Atlanta, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in unincorporated DeKalb County. The Atlanta City Council has approved plans to lease the land to the Atlanta Police Foundation so it can build a state-of-the-art police and firefighter training center, a project that protesters derisively call “Cop City.” (AP Photo/Danny Karnik) In this aerial view, land owned by the city of Atlanta is shown, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in unincorporated DeKalb County. The Atlanta City Council has approved plans to lease the land to the Atlanta Police Foundation so it can build a state-of-the-art police and firefighter training center, a project that protesters derisively call “Cop City.” (AP Photo/Danny Karnik) Vienna holds a photo of her slain partner, Tortuguita, in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Officials have said officers fatally shot Tortuguita in self-defense after the protester shot a trooper on Wednesday, Jan. 18, but activists argue it was a state-sanctioned murder of a beloved community member who was renowned for having a big heart. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico) This photo provided by Daniel Esteban Paez shows Tortuguita, left, with their nephew in 2020 in Charleston, S.C. Officials have said officers fatally shot Tortuguita in self-defense after the protester shot a trooper Jan. 18, 2023, but activists argue it was a state-sanctioned murder of a beloved community member who was renowned for having a big heart. (Daniel Esteban Paez via AP) Demonstrators protest the death of an environmental activist, who went by Tortuguita, in Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Tortuguita was killed Wednesday, Jan. 18, after authorities said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. Activists have questioned officials’ version of events, demanding an independent investigation. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico) Broken windows at a Wells Fargo branch are seen following a violent protest, late Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Atlanta, in the wake of the death of an environmental activist killed after authorities said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz) A burned police car sits on the street following a violent protest, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Atlanta, in the wake of the death of an environmental activist killed after authorities said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)
Despite ‘Cop City’ protests, Atlanta moves forward with plan