PHOTOS: Atlanta protest, fire at Wendy’s Saturday night

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PHOTOS: Atlanta protest, fire at Wendy’s Saturday night

The Wendy's on University Avenue in Atlanta is in flames after demonstrators blocked the interstate and set it on fire Saturday night, June 13, 2020. Protesters gathered there after Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at the Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Wendy's on University Avenue in Atlanta is in flames after demonstrators blocked the interstate and set it on fire Saturday night, June 13, 2020. Protesters gathered there after Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at the Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Some protesters were arrested after people walked onto the Downtown Connector and shut down the interstate on Saturday evening, June 13, 2020. Protesters were gathered in the area where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle in a Wendy's drive-thru line on University Avenue. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Some protesters were arrested after people walked onto the Downtown Connector and shut down the interstate on Saturday evening, June 13, 2020. Protesters were gathered in the area where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle in a Wendy's drive-thru line on University Avenue. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Protesters gathered at University Avenue on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at a Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Wendy's on University Avenue in Atlanta is in flames after demonstrators blocked the interstate and set it on fire Saturday night, June 13, 2020. Protesters gathered there after Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at the Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Police deploy tear gas as the demonstration briefly got out of control on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Protesters gathered at University Avenue at the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old nlack man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at a Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Police deploy tear gas at the demonstration on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Protesters gathered at University Avenue at the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at a Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Protesters gathered at University Avenue at the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at a Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Police deploy tear gas at the demonstration on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Protesters gathered at University Avenue at the Atlanta Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at a Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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The Wendy's on University Avenue in Atlanta is in flames after demonstrators blocked the interstate and set it on fire Saturday night, June 13, 2020. Protesters gathered there after Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Atlanta police Friday evening during a struggle at the Wendy's drive-thru line. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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