Updated at 12:34 a.m. Wednesday
Protesters in Downtown Atlanta scrambled as the national guard moved in and deployed tear gas on the crowds just after the 9 p.m. curfew took effect. Soon after the brief chaos, the crowd began dispersing. Atlanta Police Department reported that 52 arrests were made.
Protesters scramble as national guard moves in on all sides but one. Tear gas in the middle. Some climb up scaffolding. Guardsman in gas masks had me stand along the gate of the park and then told me to run across the street pic.twitter.com/evv8KqUAae
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