Angry Georgia residents interrupted Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz Wednesday morning as he held a news briefing to discuss public safety in the community after the murder of nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus last week. The Democratic mayor delivered remarks Wednesday, nearly a week after an illegal immigrant from Venezuela named Jose Antonio Ibarra allegedly attacked Riley near Lake Herrick and UGA's Intramural Fields.
However, protesters interrupted him as he attempted to dismiss 'the notion of a sanctuary city.' 'You're a liar,' a man shouted, repeatedly. 'You're the one who is guilty and got blood on your hands for this murder, sir!' WATCH: Protesters interrupt Athens mayor after Laken Riley murder Other protesters gathered quietly in the back of the room, holding signs that read 'Blood on your hands' and 'Make Athens safe again.
Girtz said Georgia law doesn't allow for sanctuary cities and repeatedly rejected the characterization of Athens as a sanctuary. 'There's been no legislation from this government that’s created sanctuary city status,' he said. A reporter pressed the mayor on the issue anyway – noting that regardless of whether Athens could officially be considered a sanctuary, police found multiple illegal immigrants in Ibarra's Athens apartment.
It was Girtz who signed the resolution on Aug. 20, 2019. Girtz used criticism of the resolution to take a swipe at former President Donald Trump. 'While 2019 was not that long ago, you might remember the dynamic we were living in, in the late teens in this country where you had the president of the United States speaking in the most vile terms about people who were foreign born,' he said.
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