US police have clashed with protesters in Atlanta, Georgia, after a peaceful vigil for a “mentally ill” student killed by campus officers turned violent.
At least three people were taken into custody, after police tried to counter angry protesters at the Georgia Institute of Technology, who had gathered to remember 21-year-old student Scout Schultz, who was killed by police over the weekend.
Before his death, Schultz had called campus police officers to report an armed and possibly intoxicated suspicious person. However, the cops opened fire on him when he approached them with what they thought was a knife in his hand.
The object was later on identified as a multipurpose tool with a knife blade that was not out.
The Monday night clashes at the university also left two officers injured. The angry protesters, who had marched towards the campus police department, also set a police SUV on fire.
The university advised all students to…