Private autopsy shows officers shot ‘Cop City’ activist at least 13 times, attorneys say

A flyer at the entrance of Intrenchment Creek Park claiming that Manuel Teran, aka "Tortuguita," was murdered by police. Teran was shot and killed by police on Jan. 18 while protesting a proposed public safety training center to be built in the South River Forest. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

A private autopsy has allegedly revealed several different officers shot environmental activist Manuel Teran at least 13 times during a raid at the proposed site of Atlanta’s public safety training facility on Jan. 18.

Civil Rights Attorney Brian Spears said on Thursday that Teran’s family is demanding that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation release whatever audio and video exists of the incident as well as any other information that could help shed light on what happened.

“Any evidence, even if it is only an audio recording, will help the family piece together what happened on the morning of January 18th,” Spears stated. “This information is critical, and it is being withheld.”