After the killing of Tortuguita, thousands of people surged into the movement for which Tortuguita gave their life—the movement to stop Cop City and abolish the police. Community members gathered to weep, to support one another, and to grieve—but also to fight back. People blocked roads, lit flares, smashed windows, and torched police vehicles. Over the following months, the movement struck blows against the contractors and funders of the Atlanta Police Foundation on a daily basis. On March 5, 2023, hundreds of people raided the Cop City construction site chanting “Viva, Viva Tortuguita.” They threw fireworks, stones, and Molotov cocktails at police and wrecked the site.