Atlanta police detained at least 35 people after demonstrators set fire to a construction site where public safety and police officers will be trained once completed.
Video posted by the Atlanta Police Department on Sunday night shows what led to chaos at the future Public Safety and Training Facility, known to some as “Cop City.”
The video starts off with a couple of law enforcement officers near equipment on the site with a horde of people just beyond a fence, mostly wearing black and black masks.
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The horde of protesters began to move toward the fence and officers stepped back before walking out of frame.
Once the officers left the frame, several other officers and a police SUV were seen fleeing the fenced-in area before closing it off. As the officers fled, the horde was seen rushing the future public safety facility.
The horde started throwing fireworks and rocks at the officers, who were inside a separate fenced in area, which the rioters could not reach because they, too, were fenced in with the equipment.
Rioters could be seen throwing rocks and fireworks over the fence.
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As protesters organized by the fence, one could be seen with a make-shift shield made from a piece from a 55-gallon drum.
A pair of protestors threw rocks at a bulldozer, before someone else threw fireworks at the vehicle, and another man poured alcohol onto the machine.
Outside the fence area, flames could be seen on both sides, likely from fireworks thrown at the police officers.
Smoke quickly filled the air, and law enforcement blocked off the road.
A little while later, the bulldozer that had alcohol poured on it earlier was engulfed in flames and another vehicle rolled over onto its side was also on fire.
Protestors then opened a shipment container before fleeing toward the back of the…
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