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Video Purportedly Shows White Woman Setting Wendy’s on Fire at Scene of Rayshard Brooks Killing

A video released on Twitter early Sunday morning is said to show a white woman at the scene of a fire at an Atlanta Wendy’s.
According to media reports, the Wendy’s where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was killed by police was set on fire during Saturday night’s protests.
KHOU reported that the Wendy’s blaze began as a dumpster fire before spreading to the restaurant.
Video shared on social media, purportedly shows a white woman contributing to the fire inside the restaurant.
“Look at white girl trying to set shit on fire,” someone narrating the video says. “Look at white girl trying to burn down a Wendy’s.”
“This wasn’t us,” he adds. “This wasn’t us.”
Watch the video below.
“Look at white girl trying to burn down the Wendy’s. This wasn’t us. This wasn’t us!” #AtlantaRiot #AtlantaProtest #atlanta pic.twitter.com/S4UxjMZXtG
— 🇺🇸Maggie VandenBerghe 🇺🇸 (@FogCityMidge) June 14, 2020
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