Governor Brian Kemp has declared a State of Emergency across Georgia following a holiday weekend surge of violence in Atlanta that saw 31 shot and five killed, including an eight-year-old girl. Kemp’s declaration activates up to 1,000 members of the Georgia National Guard to help maintain order on the streets. In total, 31 people were shot in 11 separate incidents over the July 4 weekend in Atlanta. Secoriea Turner (pictured), an eight-year-old girl from Atlanta, Georgia, was shot dead on Saturday night when at least two gunmen opened fire on her mom's car. Elsewhere in the county, across the Independence Day weekend, a staggering 80 people were shot in Chicago and 44 in New York City.

Source: Daily Mail July 06, 2020 22:48 UTC