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“This ain’t Call of Duty anymore; every time you kill one of our own, we’re going to make some noise,” yelled a protestor, who broke down in tears with a fist in the air in memory of Rayshard Brooks on June 18, 2020. The shooting death of Brooks at the hands of an Atlanta police officer at a Wendy’s led to a massive local protest. For a few weeks this location was turned into a peace center before it was eventually blocked off to prevent further protest activity.