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| 'Cop City' activist Manuel Paez Terán shot 57 times in Atlanta, autopsy says | 'Cop City' activist Manuel Paez Terán shot 57 times in Atlanta, autopsy says |
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| A state autopsy reports 26-year-old Manuel Paez Terán was shot 57 times | A state autopsy reports 26-year-old Manuel Paez Terán was shot 57 times |
| A 'Cop City' activist killed by police was shot 57 times, according to a state autopsy report. | A 'Cop City' activist killed by police was shot 57 times, according to a state autopsy report. |
| Manuel Paez Terán, 26, had been protesting a controversial police and firefighter training site in Atlanta, Georgia. | Manuel Paez Terán, 26, had been protesting a controversial police and firefighter training site in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Police have said Terán fired a gun, injuring a state trooper in the 18 January incident. | Police have said Terán fired a gun, injuring a state trooper in the 18 January incident. |
| Terán's family has said they will file a lawsuit to force police to release more information. | Terán's family has said they will file a lawsuit to force police to release more information. |
| An environmental activist, Terán went by the name Tortuguita and used they/them pronouns. | An environmental activist, Terán went by the name Tortuguita and used they/them pronouns. |
| Terán's body had gunshot wounds all over, including the head, torso, hands, and legs, according to the autopsy report obtained by CBS News, the BBC's media partner in the US. | Terán's body had gunshot wounds all over, including the head, torso, hands, and legs, according to the autopsy report obtained by CBS News, the BBC's media partner in the US. |
| Last month, Terán's family released results of their own, independent autopsy, which claimed Terán was shot with their hands raised. | Last month, Terán's family released results of their own, independent autopsy, which claimed Terán was shot with their hands raised. |
| 'Cop City' activist Manuel Paez Terán's family release own autopsy | 'Cop City' activist Manuel Paez Terán's family release own autopsy |
| But the Dekalb County Medical Examiner noted the autopsy could not draw conclusions about Terán's body position at the time of the shooting. | But the Dekalb County Medical Examiner noted the autopsy could not draw conclusions about Terán's body position at the time of the shooting. |
| "Since most shootings involving multiple gunshots are dynamic events, attempts to place the decedent in any particular position at a specific point in time is fraught with potential inaccuracies," the report stated. | "Since most shootings involving multiple gunshots are dynamic events, attempts to place the decedent in any particular position at a specific point in time is fraught with potential inaccuracies," the report stated. |
| The environmental activist was shot while demonstrating with other protesters at the site of a proposed 85-acre, $90m (£74m) police and firefighter training centre dubbed "Cop City" by its critics. | The environmental activist was shot while demonstrating with other protesters at the site of a proposed 85-acre, $90m (£74m) police and firefighter training centre dubbed "Cop City" by its critics. |
| The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said ballistics evidence suggested the injured trooper was shot with a bullet from a gun that belonged to Terán, purchased in 2020. | The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said ballistics evidence suggested the injured trooper was shot with a bullet from a gun that belonged to Terán, purchased in 2020. |
| However, the state autopsy found no "gunpower residue" on Terán's clothes or around any of the gunshot wounds, which would have suggested Terán had shot a firearm. | |
| There was no body camera footage of the event. | There was no body camera footage of the event. |
| Protests over the proposed training centre in Atlanta grew violent over the winter. In March, during a separate protest over the site, Atlanta police arrested and charged 23 people with domestic terrorism offences. | Protests over the proposed training centre in Atlanta grew violent over the winter. In March, during a separate protest over the site, Atlanta police arrested and charged 23 people with domestic terrorism offences. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Policing | Policing |
| Police brutality | Police brutality |
| US gun violence | US gun violence |
| Atlanta | Atlanta |
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