The recent police shooting outside of Six Flags in Georgia has once again brought the issue of police brutality to the forefront of public discourse. The incident, which resulted in the death of an unarmed African American man, has sparked outrage and calls for justice from the community.
This tragic event serves as a stark reminder of the systemic racism and violence that plagues our society. It highlights the need for comprehensive police reform and accountability measures to prevent such senseless tragedies from occurring in the future.
The Cobb County Police Department (CCPD) said the shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, the amusement park’s opening day of the season, after hundreds of guests caused chaos inside the park.
According to the department on Saturday, Cobb County police were assisting park security with a “sizeable unruly crowd” of around 500 to 600 people who were “running through the park and fighting.” Officers reportedly followed the crowd onto Six Flags Parkway near South Service Road when “an unknown number of suspects” fired at the officers.
Cobb police said one suspect was hit when officers returned fire. The injured person, identified by the GBI on Sunday as a 15-year-old boy, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
The shooting erupted around 6:15 p.m. Saturday on a service road just off the 290-acre theme park's property in Austell, about 17 miles northwest of Atlanta, according to the Cobb County Police Department.
Social media footage obtained Atlanta captured nearly a dozen people kicking and punching a person on the ground before several ran away, leaving the beaten-up individual lying motionless.
Six Flags park officials responded saying: "A few years ago we moved from manual bag checks to Evolv, an advanced security screen system that represents hands off screening technology to detect metals or any other unauthorized objects."
Evolv is the same technology used by a number of school systems in metro Atlanta, and even bigger venues, like Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The statement from Six Flags officials also said, "it is crucial to emphasize that we prioritize safety."
The shooting comes nearly a year after a large fight involving what officials described as “several groups of young people” at Six Flags Over Georgia led to the groups being removed from the park.
This is a developing story. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates.
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