In April 2021, then-Atlanta mayor Keisha Bottoms announced a plan to turn an 85-acre parcel of property, owned by the city of Atlanta, into a future public safety training facility that would include a shooting range, mock village and burn house.

Opponents of the proposed facility in DeKalb County say the project involves cutting down so many trees that it would be environmentally damaging.

In January 2022, activists began protesting at the site.

In May 2022, seven protesters were arrested and charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail at officers as police tried to clear protesters from the site.

In December 2022, five more protesters were arrested on domestic terrorism charges. Police say this group threw rocks and bottles at police cars, as well as emergency services personnel outside neighboring fire stations.

On Wednesday of this week, police were clearing people out of the area around 9 AM when gunfire erupted, injuring a Georgia state trooper. The shooter himself was killed by police a short time later.

The map below shows the location of the proposed training center and shooting incident.