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Antifa protester shot dead by police at Atlanta's 'Cop City' as SEVEN are charged with domestic terrorism after state trooper injured: Activists call for a 'Night of Rage'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The usual Daily Mail collection of photos of the parties involved, and also solid journalism digging up who those people are and what they’ve been up to, following up on this story from yesterday. See also here.
  • Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26, was killed during a shootout in Atlanta

  • Teran was shot after allegedly opening fire at a Georgia State Patrol trooper

  • The Wednesday crossfire was at the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center

  • Seven others were charged with domestic terrorism and criminal trespass

The man killed during a deadly shootout at Atlanta's 'cop city' has been identified as Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, 26 and seven others were slapped with domestic terrorism and criminal trespass charges.

The 26-year-old was shot dead after allegedly opening fire at a Georgia State Patrol trooper during a 'clearing operation' of the so-called autonomous zone
...those Antifa types are awfully fond of taking control of a part of the city landscape that they don’t actually own...
at the site of a future $90 million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center on Wednesday.

Since June 2021, Antifa and other far-left extremists from across the US have occupied the area to prevent the construction of what they've dubbed 'cop city.'

During the multi-agency operation GBI said approximately 25 campsites were located and removed from the site.

Additionally, mortar style fireworks, multiple edged weapons, pellet rifles, gas masks, and a blow torch were recovered.

Three people contacted in connection with the materials were asked to provide their names to authorities and then let go.

Seven others were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism and criminal trespass, with additional charges pending. They include:

  • Geoffrey Parsons, age 20, of Maryland

  • Timothy Murphy, age 25, of Maine

  • Spencer Bernard Liberto, age 29, of Pennsylvania

  • Matthew Ernest Macar, age 30, of Pennsylvania

  • Sarah Wasilewski, age 35, of Pennsylvania

  • Christopher Reynolds, age 31, of Ohio

  • Teresa Shen, age 31, of New York

Shen is an alumna of the Manhattan liberal arts institution Barnard College, while Macar graduated with a master's degree in international affairs from Penn State University in 2016, according to networking site linkedin.

Liberto and Wasilewski appear to be in a relationship based on social media photos and posts, and seem to have a long history of left leaning politics.

Wasilewski's Twitter account shows she follows some Antifa groups and the '@defendatlantaforest' account, which is the main social media group representing the autonomous zone.

She has also appeared to frequently like posts from far-left extremist Pittsburgh group, Filler Distro.

Filler Distro is one of several groups calling for violent retribution against law enforcement over the death of one of its members.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp also commented on the shooting and said he and his family were praying for law enforcement officers.

Some 'anonymous' members of the Atlanta Forest Defenders appeared in an Open Society Foundations-sponsored story about the autonomous zone in The Guardian.

George Soros is the chairman of the OSF and has given away more than $32billion of his personal fortune to fund the group.

In May, eight militants were arrested after police patrolling the area were assaulted and pelted with rocks and Molotov cocktails.

Five people were arrested on December 13 for allegedly plotting terror attacks at the soon-to-be police academy.

Serena Hertel, 25, of California, Leonard Voiselle, 20, of Macon, Georgia, Nicholas Dean Olson, 25, of Bennington, Nebraska, Francis M. Carroll, 22, of Kennebunkport, Maine and Arieon Robinson, 21, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were arrested.

DailyMail.com previously revealed that Carroll is the son of surgeon Dr Mike Carroll and grew up in a $2million five-bedroom and four-bathroom mansion in Kennebunkport – as well as enjoying time on his parents' yacht.

Left-wing groups used Twitter to fundraise bail for the suspects after another six were arrested in August – charged with various crimes from burglary to criminal damage.

Members of the group tried to burn a man to death after he drove into the area.

After its members were arrested the Defend the Atlanta Forest group held a protest outside of Dekalb County Jail and let off explosive fireworks.

The Atlanta Jail Support, a project of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, also issued calls to fundraise bail money for the terror suspects using Twitter.

Convictions of domestic terrorism carry with it sentences of anywhere between five and 35 years in prison.
Posted by: Skidmark 2023-01-20
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