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Killing of Tortuguita
2023 death of an environmental activist in Georgia, United States
Killing of Tortuguita
Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita, was a Venezuelan environmental activist and eco-anarchist. They were shot and killed by Georgia State Patrol Troopers during a raid of the Stop Cop City forest encampment in Atlanta, Georgia on January 18, 2023. They were 26 years old. The investigation surrounding their death is ongoing as of 2024. According to The Guardian, Paez Terán was the first environmental activist in modern U.S. history to have been shot and killed by police during a protest. Many organizations and some members of Congress have condemned the killing and called for an independent investigation of the events.
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