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Killing of Tortuguita [Manuel Esteban Paez Terán] (en.wikipedia.org)

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Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita, was a Venezuelan environmental activist and eco-anarchist. They were shot and killed by Georgia State Patrol Troopers during a raid of the Stop Cop City forest encampment in Atlanta, Georgia on January 18, 2023. The investigation surrounding their death is ongoing as of 2024.

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago

Results from an independent autopsy determined that Paez Téran had been shot 14 times "by different firearms" with their hands raised while sitting cross-legged on the ground, indicated by, but not limited to, the downward trajectory of fire of bullets from above and the pattern of injuries on the legs.

On October 6, 2023, the Stone Mountain Circuit District Attorney's Office, which was assigned as a special prosecutor for the case, announced that they will not charge the six Georgia State Patrol Officers involved in the fatal shooting of Terán - stating that the troopers' use of force was "objectively reasonable under the circumstances of the case."