PHOTOS: Protesters gather across metro Atlanta

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PHOTOS: Protesters gather across metro Atlanta

060220 Atlanta: Starting with a softer approach a Atlanta Police bycycle unit blocks the street in front of protesters outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

6/2/20 - Atlanta - Car horns blared in support as several hundred protestors gathered at Freedom Park in Atlanta, and marched down Freedom Trail to the BeltLine. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

06/02/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Tynesha Tilson holds a photo of her late son, Shali Tilson, as she speaks during a press conference on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. A special grand jury found that the death of Shali Tislon, a 22-year-old inmate at the Rockdale County jail in 2018, was "preventable" and was caused by staff complacency and lack of procedure. The press conference was hosted by several local Democratic legislatures who were showing support for mother's who that are seeking justice for the deaths of their sons by police officers. The legislatures spoke about HB HB 636 or the
Use of Force Data Collection Act. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

06/02/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Georgia State Legislators Erica Thomas (D-Austell) (left) and Park Cannon (right) (D-Atlanta) stand in solidarity with Monteria Robinson as she speaks about her late son, Jamarion Robinson, during a press conference on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Jamarion Robinson, 26, who had played football at Clark Atlanta University and struggled with schizophrenia, was shot by officers more than 50 times on Aug. 5, 2016. The officers with several metro agencies and U.S. Marshals were trying to serve an arrest warrant on Robinson for allegedly firing a gun at officers in a previous encounter. Monteria was seeking justice for her sons death. The press conference was hosted by several local Democratic legislatures who were showing support for mother's who that are seeking justice for the deaths of their sons by police officers. The legislatures spoke about HB HB 636 or the Use of Force Data Collection Act. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

06/02/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Georgia Stet Legislator Sandra Scott (D-Rex) holds a bouquet of flowers as she speaks during a press conference on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The press conference was hosted by several local Democratic legislatures who were showing support for mother's who that are seeking justice for the deaths of their sons by police officers. The flowers were for the mothers that spoke during the presser. The legislatures spoke about HB 636 or the Use of Force Data Collection Act. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

06/02/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Georgia State Rep. Sandra Scott (D-Rex) holds a photo of Jabril Robinson as his mother, Dalphine Robinson (center), speaks on his behalf during a press conference on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. State investigators found Clayton County police shot a Jabril, a 23-year-old man, multiple times, ultimately killing him when the man ran from and aimed a gun at them in 2016. The press conference was hosted by several local Democratic legislatures who were showing support for mother's who that are seeking justice for the deaths of their sons by police officers. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

060220 Atlanta: Showing respect and solidarity an Atlanta Police officer in a bicycle unit joins hands with a protester during a street face off outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: Protesters kneel on the sidewalk outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: An Atlanta Police bicycle unit patrols outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

6/2/20 - Atlanta - Car horns blared in support as several hundred protestors gathered at Freedom Park in Atlanta, and marched down Freedom Trail to the BeltLine. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

6/2/20 - Atlanta - Car horns blared in support as several hundred protestors gathered at Freedom Park in Atlanta, and marched down Freedom Trail to the BeltLine. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

6/2/20 - Atlanta - Car horns blared in support as several hundred protestors gathered at Freedom Park in Atlanta, and marched down Freedom Trail to the BeltLine. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

Govenor Brian Kemp hold his weekly Covid-19 press conference and address unrest in the state at the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Govenor Brian Kemp hold his weekly Covid-19 press conference and address unrest in the state at the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

060220 Atlanta: More than 2000 protesters fill Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Looters steal from a Foot Locker Store in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Looters steal from a Foot Locker Store in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

060220 Atlanta: Law enforcement officials and Georgia Army National Guard soldiers fire tear gas and advance on protesters on Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park after curfew during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Tense stand-off after homeland security officers took a protester into custody. They had to bring in a team of officers to extract the car. Could have been really bad, but the guy in yellow helped keep the crowd back a bit, and the officers did not escalate, even though they had to pull people out of the cars path Protestors in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Tense stand-off after homeland security officers took a protester into custody. They had to bring in a team of officers to extract the car. Could have been really bad, but the guy in yellow helped keep the crowd back a bit, and the officers did not escalate, even though they had to pull people out of the cars path Protestors in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Tense stand-off after homeland security officers took a protester into custody. They had to bring in a team of officers to extract the car. Could have been really bad, but the guy in yellow helped keep the crowd back a bit, and the officers did not escalate, even though they had to pull people out of the cars path Protestors in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Tense stand-off after homeland security officers took a protester into custody. They had to bring in a team of officers to extract the car. Could have been really bad, but the guy in yellow helped keep the crowd back a bit, and the officers did not escalate, even though they had to pull people out of the cars path Protestors in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

060220 Atlanta: Law enforcement officials and Georgia Army National Guard soldiers fire tear gas and advance on protesters on Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park after curfew during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: Georgia Army National Guard soldiers advance on protesters through tear gas on Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park after curfew during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors dodge tear gas and police after the 9pm curfew in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors dodge tear gas and police after the 9pm curfew in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors dodge tear gas and police after the 9pm curfew in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors dodge tear gas and police after the 9pm curfew in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors dodge tear gas and police after the 9pm curfew in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors dodge tear gas and police after the 9pm curfew in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors dodge tear gas and police after the 9pm curfew in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

June 2, 2020 - Atlanta - Protestors dodge tear gas and police after the 9pm curfew in downtown Atlanta as protests continued for a fourth day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

060220 Atlanta: Law enforcement officials and Georgia Army National Guard soldiers advance on protesters on Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park after curfew during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: A protesters throws a burning object at advancing law enforcement officials on Centennial Olympic Park Drive at Olympic Park after curfew during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: More than 2000 protesters fill Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: One protester trys to remind others to protect, distance, and wash at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

060220 Atlanta: Protesters are taken into custody by law enforcement officials after curfew during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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060220 Atlanta: Starting with a softer approach a Atlanta Police bycycle unit blocks the street in front of protesters outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park during a fifth day of protests over the death of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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