Atlanta Girl Killed In Shooting, Mayor To Clear Wendy's Of Protesters

Protesters occupying the ruins of an Atlanta Wendy's outlet where Rayshard Brooks was gunned down by a police officer in June may be forced to vacate the premise after an 8-year-old girl was shot dead in the vicinity Sunday night. City Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she has stopped negotiating with the protesters.

Secoriea Turner was in a car with her mother and another person when unidentified men open fired on their vehicle as it maneuvered to avoid street obstacles placed by protesters outside Wendy's, Fox News reported. The car was struck many times and one bullet hit the young girl.

The girl died in a nearby hospital. The Atlanta Police Department (APD) said no suspects have been identified and that it is investigating the shooting. It also said there were a dozen shootings in Atlanta on Sunday, including the one that took Turner's life.

“Now we are demanding action for Secoriea Turner, and all other people who were shot in Atlanta last night,” Bottoms said at a Sunday night news conference. “Enough is enough. If you want people to take us seriously and you don’t want us to lose this movement, we can’t lose each other.”