A woman was shot in the leg while peacefully protesting Friday night at the Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed.
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According to TMZ, peaceful protests took place at Wendy’s during Juneteenth when shots were instantly fired. Witnesses at the protest say they heard about 20 gunshots and the unidentified woman was shot once in the leg. Authorities reported her injuries were non-life-threatening and she was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
A motive for the shooting is currently unknown and two more shootings took place earlier that day in Atlanta.
Video from #Atlanta yesterday shows the scenes of an active shootout. On video a woman gets shot as she tries to avoid the gunfire. Her condition in the video seems as if it’s non life threatening (possibly shot in the leg). #AtlantaProtest #protests
— The Up2Dater (@UptoDateNewz) June 20, 2020
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Breaking: Atlanta Police have 1 protester in custody after a shooting during a protest at Ponce & Monroe. Witnesses say a man upset by protesters blocking an intersection grabbed a weapon out of his car. One protester was then arrested for shooting at that man, police say. pic.twitter.com/qtEWpgHuwL
— Matt Johnson (@MattWSB) June 20, 2020