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Belkis Terán, the mother of of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, known as Tortuguita, is invited to speak by Attorney Jeff Filipovits, right, during a news conference outside the Decatur Courthouse, in Decatur, Ga., Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024. (Jenni Girtman/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Belkis Terán, the mother of of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, known as Tortuguita, is invited to speak by Attorney Jeff Filipovits, right, during a news conference outside the Decatur Courthouse, in Decatur, Ga., Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024. (Jenni Girtman/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Belkis Terán, the mother of of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, known as Tortuguita, speaks about her son and recounts some of the details of the shooting during a news conference outside the Decatur Courthouse, in Decatur, Ga., Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024. (Jenni Girtman/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Belkis Terán, the mother of of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, known as Tortuguita, speaks about her son and recounts some of the details of the shooting during a news conference outside the Decatur Courthouse, in Decatur, Ga., Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024. (Jenni Girtman/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Belkis Terán, whose son was shot and killed by state troopers while protesting the construction of an Atlanta police training center, speaks at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, Ga., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

Belkis Terán, whose son was shot and killed by state troopers while protesting the construction of an Atlanta police training center, speaks at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, Ga., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)