Georgia governor declares state of emergency deploys national guard after deadly weekend. Brian kemp declared a state of emergency on monday authorizing the deployment of 1000 national guard troops to atlanta in the wake of a violent weekend in which 31 people were shot. Atlanta ga on monday georgia governor brian kemp declared a state of emergency and activated as many as 1000 national guard members. Has declared a state of emergency and called up the national guard to protect citizens and property after violence over the independence day weekend left more than thirty georgians injured and five dead from shootings.
Georgia governor declares state of emergency deploys national guard after deadly weekend. Brian kemp r on monday authorized deploying the states national guard after a weekend of violence in atlanta that included the fatal shooting of an 8 year old girlkemp declared a. Georgia governor brian kemp on monday issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency and activating up to 1000 national guard members after atlanta was wracked with violence over independence day weekendthe move follows weeks of dramatically increased violent crime and property destruction.
Brian kemp r has declared a state of emergency and called up the national guard to protect citizens and property after violence over the independence day weekend left more than thirty georgians injured. Georgia governor declares state of emergency deploys national guard after deadly weekend by breck dumas july 7 2020 933 am georgia gov. According to police data the number of shootings and murders in the city was double this year compared with 2019 for the four week.
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