Police Shooting Protests in Atlanta: Events in Buckhead, Downtown on Saturday

ATLANTA, GA — A protest over recent police shootings in Charlotte, NC, and Tulsa, OK, is being planned for Buckhead and downtown Atlanta on Saturday.

According to social media postings from ATL Silent Protest, the Buckhead rally will be held at the Lenox MARTA station from 2 pm to 6:30 pm, and then move to the Peachtree Center MARTA station at 7 pm.

Buckhead is home to Atlanta's highest-rent neighborhood and the city's most upscale neighborhoods. The Peachtree Center MARTA station is in the heart of the city's downtown hotel and commercial district.

Two consecutive nights of sometimes violent protests erupted in Charlotte this week after a black police officer shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott, who was also black. Police say Scott was carrying a gun which he refused to drop and posed an imminent threat, which led to the killing. However, Scott's family disputes this account of the events.

In light of the violence, the NFL announced that it'sconsidering moving the location of the upcoming game between the Vikings and the Carolina Panthers, which is supposed to be played in Charlotte on Sunday.

Saturday's Atlanta protests are also being planned in response to the shooting death of Terence Crutcher, 40, in Tulsa, OK, a case in which the officer who allegedly shot Crutcher, Betty Shelby, is now facing manslaughter charges.

Atlanta was the scene of five consecutive nights of protests this past summer after police-related shootings of young, black men, including Philando Castile in St. Paul, MN, and other incidents nationwide.

See also:

• Arrests Made in Police Shootings Protest in Buckhead
• Thousands in Atlanta Protest Police Shootings
• Ten Arrested in Atlanta Protests
• Oklahoma Police Shooting: 'We Will Achieve Justice,' Chief Says As Terence Crutcher Video Goes Public
• Violent Protests In Charlotte Leave 12 Officers Injured After Police Killing Of Keith Lamont Scott

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