Fox 5 reported that a Georgia State Patrol officer was wounded this past Wednesday during an attempt to clear out far-left protestors from a rural area near Atlanta.
His fellow officers returned fire and killed the man they say was responsible for the attack. In response, Antifa militants took to the streets of Atlanta on Saturday night in a fiery rampage.
Antifa is burning down Atlanta right now pic.twitter.com/UH3H8CVV6X
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 22, 2023
Fox 5 Atlanta photojournalist Billy Heath III tweeted still images which showed an Atlanta Police Department vehicle engulfed in flames.
BREAKING: @Atlanta_Police vehicle burns in downtown Atlanta, police are working urgently to clear the streets of #COPCITY protesters. Very chaotic scene unfolding right now. #BREAKING #ATL #NEWS #NOW @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/XGf6M50t4O
— Billy Heath III (@BillyHeathFOX5) January 21, 2023
Andy Ngo is a conservative independent journalist who wrote "Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy," and he tweeted out footage of rioters destroying businesses.
Far-left extremists arrested at the violent attack in downtown #Atlanta all tried pulling a George Floyd by screaming, "I can't breathe." #Antifa & other far-left extremists gathered for a revenge riot over the death of their gunman at the autonomous zone. pic.twitter.com/rBljc4Inak
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) January 22, 2023
Ngo also tweeted out images showing rioters being arrested, some of whom could be heard imitating George Floyd's dying words by claiming that they couldn't breathe.
Far-left extremists arrested at the violent attack in downtown #Atlanta all tried pulling a George Floyd by screaming, "I can't breathe." #Antifa & other far-left extremists gathered for a revenge riot over the death of their gunman at the autonomous zone. pic.twitter.com/rBljc4Inak
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) January 22, 2023
Fellow independent journalist and conservative social media personality tweeted out a screenshot of a statement released on January 18 by Filler Distro.
The organization describes itself as being "an informal DIY collective that runs a zine distro, record label, and anarchist news website," and it called for unrest in response to last week's shooting.
"Consider this a call for reciprocal violence to be done to the police and their allies," it read. "On Friday, January 20th, wherever you are, you are invited to participate in a night of rage in order to the memory of fallen comrade."
In case anyone doubts that this riot was organized by Antifa… pic.twitter.com/RKjqW0DmKP
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 22, 2023
Fox News noted that while Democrats were "largely silent" on Saturday's riot, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said "acts of violence against person or property will not be tolerated." He went on to pledge that offenders "will be arrested and prosecuted fully."
