{"id":77386,"date":"2020-07-07T10:58:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T14:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sunlightradio.com\/?p=77386"},"modified":"2020-07-07T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T14:58:09","slug":"another-senseless-killing-10000-reward-offered-in-atlanta-killing-of-8-year-old-secoriea-turner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunlightradio.com\/another-senseless-killing-10000-reward-offered-in-atlanta-killing-of-8-year-old-secoriea-turner\/","title":{"rendered":"Another senseless killing: 10,000 reward offered in Atlanta killing of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protesters chant outside a Wendy\u2019s restaurant on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Atlanta after a funeral for Rayshard Brooks was held. Brooks died after being fatally shot by an Atlanta police officer. (AP Photo\/John Bazemore)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The shooting death of an 8-year-old girl in Atlanta prompted a $10,000 reward for information as authorities searched Monday for at least two people who opened fire on the car she was riding in near a flashpoint of recent protests.<\/p>\n

Police identified the girl killed on Saturday night as Secoriea Turner. And officers returned to the scene late Sunday to investigate another shooting, steps away from where Secoriea was shot, that left one person dead at the scene and two others injured, news outlets reported.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called for justice in Secoriea\u2019s death during an emotional news conference Sunday with the girl\u2019s grief-stricken mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou shot and killed a baby,\u201d the mayor said. \u201cAnd there wasn\u2019t just one shooter, there were at least two shooters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t blame this on a police officer,\u201d she added. \u201cYou can\u2019t say this about criminal justice reform. This is about some people carrying some weapons who shot up a car with an 8-year-old baby in the car for what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEnough is enough,\u201d Bottoms continued. \u201cIf you want people to take us seriously and you don\u2019t want us to lose this movement, we can\u2019t lose each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

The killing happened near the Wendy\u2019s restaurant where a Black man, Rayshard Brooks, was killed by a white police officer June 12. The fast food outlet was later burned, and the area has since become a site for frequent demonstrations against police brutality.<\/p>\n

On Monday, police officers and sanitation workers removed protesters and their belongings from outside the Wendy\u2019s, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Atlanta police assisted in the effort, Officer Steve Avery said.<\/p>\n

Secoriea was slain during a particularly violent night in Atlanta on Saturday. A half-dozen shootings across the city left at least 23 people struck by gunfire, with the girl and two others shot to death, Interim Police Chief Rodney Bryant said. A fourth person died at a hospital after one of the shootings, Sgt. John Chafee said.<\/p>\n

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp addressed the Atlanta shootings on social media, saying the \u201crecent trend of lawlessness is outrageous and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGeorgians, including those in uniform, need to be protected from crime and violence,\u201d Kemp said on Twitter on Sunday night. \u201cWhile we stand ready to assist local leaders in restoring peace and maintaining order, we won\u2019t hesitate to take action without them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities said Secoriea was in the car with her mother and another adult when the driver tried to drive through illegally placed barricades to get to a parking lot in the area. Armed individuals blocking the entrance opened fire on the vehicle, striking it multiple times and striking the child, police said. The driver took Secoriea to Atlanta Medical Center but she did not survive.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was only 8 years old,\u201d said her mother, Charmaine Turner. \u201cShe would have been on Tik Tok dancing on her phone, just got done eating. We understand the frustration of Rayshard Brooks. We didn\u2019t have anything to do with that. We\u2019re innocent. My baby didn\u2019t mean no harm.\u201d<\/p>\n

The girl just wanted to get home to see her cousins, said her father, Secoriya Williamson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say Black lives matter,\u201d he said. \u201cYou killed your own.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Washington, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany lamented at Monday\u2019s news briefing that she was not asked by reporters about weekend killings in Atlanta and other major U.S. cities. McEnany said she was asked \u201cprobably 12 questions about the Confederate flag\u201d and was dismayed that she did not get one about the weekend shootings. She also said comments by Secoriea\u2019s father \u201cbroke my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police released a wanted poster announcing the $10,000 reward. The mayor urged anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n

The mayor noted that protesters had damaged Georgia State Patrol headquarters<\/a> in Atlanta in a separate incident early Sunday. She said the city\u2019s 911 system was flooded with calls Saturday.<\/p>\n

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