Images for anti-police violence protesters in Atlanta (screengrab)
Protesters in cities across America took to the streets on Friday to protest police brutality following the killing of George Floyd while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.
In Atlanta, protesters defaced CNN's logo and broke windows at the company's headquarters.
Things escalated further as police began firing bean bag rounds from atop armored vehicles.
JUST IN: Police now shooting bean bags into the crowd to disperse protesters: https://t.co/c8cPBZLATJ https://t.co/Fp8R5BxYbq— WSB-TV (@WSB-TV) 1590798828.0
Officers standing atop armor Ed vehicles shooting “beanbags” -trying to disperse the crowd https://t.co/RQOeOn8X4f— Frida Ghitis (@Frida Ghitis) 1590798863.0
Here are other scenes from the protest:
#BREAKING: Atlanta responds to #GeorgeFloyd killing: Protest turns chaotic downtown https://t.co/yfcreck3MY https://t.co/iu0vaKfwqG— AJC (@AJC) 1590799028.0
Demonstrators have set a police cruiser on fire @CBS46 https://t.co/xowG5RHkh0— Ashley Thompson (@Ashley Thompson) 1590797449.0
JUST IN: Multiple police vehicles have had their windows broken in front of the CNN Center in Atlanta. Protests are… https://t.co/HKyk5bBkh4— CNN (@CNN) 1590799365.0
Phone died, biked home as chants of "Fuck CNN" from protesters grew from across the street from the CNN Center, its… https://t.co/PIMVKN6gFe— Fernando Alfonso III (@Fernando Alfonso III) 1590799025.0
Downtown Atlanta right now https://t.co/xyfyecvMGI— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸) 1590798756.0
