Advocates are expressing grief and outrage after a man was killed during the clearing of a homeless encampment in Atlanta.

An unhoused man was killed by a city vehicle during an encampment clearing in Atlanta, officials said. The man died as the Atlanta Department of Public Works cleared an encampment on Auburn Avenue, said Kim Rankins,

Dozens lived in the encampment near Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, which was torn down Thursday due to growing safety concerns.

The city of St. Paul on Thursday is working to clear a homeless encampment near the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary. As previously reported, the “process of closing the encampment” began on Jan. 7, according to a city spokesperson.

Show Caption1 of 10 Michele Knutson sits among her possessions Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, as she gets ready to leave the St. Paul camp she has lived in for the past year. Knutson was one of over 40 people the city of St.