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Georgia activist killed by troopers shot first, officers say
Belkis Terán, left, Daniel Paez, center, and Pedro Terán, family members of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, pictured at right, embrace during a news conference, Monday, March 13, in Decatur, Ga. Georgia authorities allege that in January, state troopers fatall
Belkis Terán, left, Daniel Paez, center, and Pedro Terán, family members of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, pictured at right, embrace during a news conference, Monday, March 13, in Decatur, Ga. Georgia authorities allege that in January, state troopers fatally shot Paez Terá, an environmental protester who had fired at authorities after a trooper shot pepper balls into the activist's tent, according to incident reports obtained Friday, March 23, by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Paez Terán was killed in DeKalb County's South River Forest as officers tried to clear activists who were camping near the site of a planned police and training center that protesters call "Cop City." - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Georgia authorities allege that state troopers in January fatally shot an environmental protester who had fired at authorities after a trooper shot pepper balls into the protester's tent, according to incident reports obtained Friday by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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