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Georgia State Patrol troopers work to keep protesters off the Interstate 75-85 Downtown Connector highway. EPA
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People watch as a Wendy’s restaurant burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Reuters
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Police detain a protester for blocking traffic during a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Reuters
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A man holds up a sign amid smoke of a fire during a protest Saturday, June 13, 2020, near the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police. AP
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Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police Friday evening following a struggle in the restaurant's drive-thru line in Atlanta. AP
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A Wendy’s burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Reuters
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An officer talks with protesters near the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police. AP
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People are detained during protests Saturday near the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police. AP
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A protester watches as a Wendy’s burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Reuters
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A Wendy's restaurant, background, burns on Saturday in Atlanta after demonstrators set it on fire. AP
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Protesters confront police officers near Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta inresponse to the death of Rayshard Brooks. AP
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Police attempt to control protesters outside a Wendy's restaurant. AP
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Protesters hold placards near the scene of an overnight police shooting which left a black man dead at a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta. EPA
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Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has stepped down in the wake of the shooting. EPA
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Georgia State Patrol troopers work to keep protesters off the Interstate 75-85 Downtown Connector highway. EPA
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People watch as a Wendy’s restaurant burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Reuters
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Police detain a protester for blocking traffic during a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Reuters
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A man holds up a sign amid smoke of a fire during a protest Saturday, June 13, 2020, near the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police. AP
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Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police Friday evening following a struggle in the restaurant's drive-thru line in Atlanta. AP
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A Wendy’s burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Reuters
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An officer talks with protesters near the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police. AP
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People are detained during protests Saturday near the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police. AP
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A protester watches as a Wendy’s burns following a rally against racial inequality and the police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, in Atlanta, Georgia. Reuters
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A Wendy's restaurant, background, burns on Saturday in Atlanta after demonstrators set it on fire. AP
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Protesters confront police officers near Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta inresponse to the death of Rayshard Brooks. AP
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Police attempt to control protesters outside a Wendy's restaurant. AP
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Protesters hold placards near the scene of an overnight police shooting which left a black man dead at a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta. EPA
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Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields has stepped down in the wake of the shooting. EPA
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Georgia State Patrol troopers work to keep protesters off the Interstate 75-85 Downtown Connector highway. EPA
Atlanta: police killing of Rayshard Brooks threatens to be next racism flashpoint
Police chief Erika Shields resigned over the incident outside a Wendy’s restaurant
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