Riots broke out at Georgia Tech on Monday night after police killed a campus Pride leader over the weekend when 21-year-old Scout Shultz refused to put down a knife upon the officer’s command.
According to reports, Schultz had left behind three suicide notes in their dorm room and had called 911 to report himself.
Schultz warned police of “a suspicious person on campus… a white male, with long blonde hair, white T-shirt and blue jeans who is possibly intoxicated, holding a knife and possibly armed with a gun on his hip.”
Hundreds of students met peacefully on Monday night, holding candles to remember Schultz. Students brought notes and mementos to the exact location where Schultz was shot.
As the vigil wrapped up, an estimate of 50 individuals broke from the peaceful students and marched toward the Tech police headquarters.
Embedded members of Antifa broke out in anti-police slogans and held a banner with Antifa branding that read “Fight Back.” Some marchers set a police car on fire and attacked police officers. Three were arrested for inciting a riot and battery of a police officer.
Schultz identified as non-binary and preferred “they” over gender-specific pronouns. Schultz led the Georgia Pride Alliance which advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual individuals.
