The Georgia Department of Public Safety said a group of protesters vandalized its Atlanta headquarters Sunday morning. WSB'S Lauren Pozen was at the scene along United Avenue all morning, where Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents assisted with the investigation.
DPS officials told Channel 2 Action News that a group of 60 to 100 protesters dressed in dark clothing and masks came to the headquarters around 1:05 a.m.
"They were armed with bricks, landscaping bricks, Molotov cocktails, fireworks. Their one mission was to destruct property and that is exactly what they did,” Lt. Stephanie L. Stallings, spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
The damage was extensive. Troopers said fireworks were thrown into the building causing a small fire. Two DPS employees were treated for smoke inhalation.