Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

8-year-old Girl Killed in Atlanta Fourth of July Shooting

ATLANTA (AP) – Police say an 8-year-old girl was shot and killed in Atlanta on the Fourth of July after at least two people in a crowd opened fire on a car she was in. Authorities identified the girl as Secoriea Turner, and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called for justice during an emotional news conference Sunday with the girl’s…

Kemp Authorizes 3,000 Guard Troops for Protests in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s mayor extended a curfew another night Sunday and Georgia’s governor authorized up to 3,000 National Guard troops to be deployed in cities across the state to respond if needed to protests over the deaths of George Floyd in Minnesota and Ahmaud Arbery. Guard soldiers had helped enforce a 9 p.m. curfew Saturday in Atlanta, where violence…