Lack of Autopsy Results for Activist Shot by Police Raises Concerns.

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Source: The Guardian US
Lack of Autopsy Results for Activist Shot by Police Raises Concerns.
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The autopsy of Manuel Paez Terán, an environmental activist shot and killed by police during a raid near Atlanta, Georgia, has not been completed nearly two months after his death. The autopsy could provide information on whether Terán fired a gun first at officers, but it remains unclear what work remains undone. Paez Terán's family has filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in pursuit of video and audio recordings made during the raid. The family-ordered autopsy appeared to show that the activist was sitting cross-legged, with their hands in front of their face, when hit by a hail of bullets.

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