“At the request of Mayor Keisha Bottoms and after consulting with law enforcement and emergency services, I declared an emergency in Fulton County to engage up to 500 National Guard fighters in Georgia to protect people and property in Atlanta,” the Governor of Georgia wrote on Twitter. Brian Kemp
He noted that the fighters of the National Guard will go on patrol immediately, "to help local law enforcement agencies that work tirelessly to suppress illegal activities and restore peace."
Earlier it became known that protests caused by the death of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis, grew into riots in many cities in the United States. According to recent reports, protesters in Minneapolis set fire to the Wells Fargo Bank building, which is located near the police station.