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Protests after police shot black bikers
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Protesters on the streets of Los Angeles protesting the death of Dijon Kizzee
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Police detain Dijon Kizzee, allegedly for riding a bicycle by mistake. Then the officers discover a weapon. They shoot the man up to 20 times. Now people are taking to the streets of Los Angeles to protest.
meIn the United States, another black man was shot and killed in a police operation, this time in Los Angeles. This is Dijon Kizzee, 29, who was riding a bicycle on Monday when two police officers tried to arrest him for an unspecified violation of cycling regulations.
According to police, Kizzee first ran away and then struck a chasing officer in the face. It is said that he dropped a clothing package containing a semi-automatic weapon. Then the police opened fire. The lawyer for Kizzee’s family said Kizzee did not pick up the gun. “But the police shot him in the back more than 20 times and left him for hours.”
Police Officer Brandon Dean told the Los Angeles Times that investigators had not yet questioned the two officers involved, but that Kizzee was “in possession of a firearm and attacked a police officer.” In addition, there were less than 20 shots. An autopsy should be done later in the day.
Civil Rights Attorney Now Represents Kizzee’s Family
The police spokesman could not say which cycling regulation Kizzee should have violated. He also did not give details about the two policemen involved. The family lawyer who is the prominent civil rights activist Benjamin Crump acts, asked on Twitter to send him videos of the incident, if available.
After the fatal shooting, people protested peacefully in Los Angeles. More than 100 people gathered in front of the sheriff’s office near the crime scene Monday night, some shouting “Tell me his name” and “There is no justice, there is no peace,” as the Los Angeles Times reported. The “Black Lives Matter” movement planned a protest march from the crime scene to the police station for Tuesday night.
Just a few days ago in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a black man, Jacob Blake, was shot multiple times in the back by police officers and is now paraplegic. Subsequently, there were also protests against racism and police violence. In May, black man George Floyd was killed in police violence in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Kizzee’s family and friends set up a memorial site at the crime scene. In the Westmond neighborhood, they placed flowers, balloons and candles next to the place where paramedics left blue gloves and bandages. Police have not yet officially confirmed Kizaee’s name, but two family members have confirmed her identity. Speaking to the AP news agency, he described Kizzee as an energetic man with many friends.
“You don’t worry about us,” say relatives
“You care about the dogs, you don’t care about us,” he accused his aunt, Fletcher Fair, of the police. “He was a sweet and loving young man. He had his whole life ahead of him and was killed by vicious bailiffs. “
Kizzee’s uncle, Anthony Johnson, 33, said they grew up together and were like brothers. He often warned his nephew that as a black man, he had to be very careful. “You have a target on your back just because it’s you,” he told her just a few weeks ago. “He said, ‘yeah, it’s okay, man,’ like he always said.
Neighbor Arlander Givens, 68, wondered why police shot a man who police say did not have a gun in hand. “If he had, it would be different,” Givens told the Los Angeles Times. “But when it’s on the ground, why shoot? That means he was unarmed. “
The Los Angeles Police Department, the largest in the country, does not have body cameras for officers. However, this will change soon. The corresponding financial means were approved on Tuesday and the first policemen will be equipped with them in October.
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