Prosecutor won't seek charges against troopers in killing of 'Cop City' activist

The family of fatally shot protester Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita, held a press conference in Decatur, Ga, on Feb. 6, 2023, asking for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to release more information on the death of the activist. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated at 2:02 p.m.

The Georgia State Troopers who shot and killed a protester in January near the site of Atlanta’s planned public safety training facility will not be charged.

Stone Mountain District Attorney George Christian released a report and the decision on the January shooting through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. In it, he named Mark Lamb, Jonathan Salcedo, Bryland Myers, Ronalda Kegel, Royce Zah and Jerry Parrish as the state troopers who shot and killed Manuel Perez Teran.