US Agents Kill African Americans: Demonstrations Break Out in Los Angeles

THE ANGELS – African American, identified by his family and activists from Black lives matter come Dijon Kizzee, as reported KTLA-TV Channel 5, was shot and killed by officers in the Westmont neighborhood, south of Los Angeles. According to police reports, the shooting occurred yesterday at the end of a chase and after the victim allegedly hit one of the officers.

A few hours after the shooting, a crowd gathered at the scene began to protest for answers, chanting the chants that characterize the protest movement that has been underway for months, “Say your name”, “No justice, no peace” and “Black Lives Matter”. After midnight, more than 100 protesters marched down the Imperial Highway, where the protest continued.

This shooting comes two months after the controversial death of the 18-year-old Andrew Saved in Gardena, prompting weeks of demonstrations. Saved, an 18-year-old Salvadoran American, was shot in the back on June 18. The dynamic was similar to that of the deputy sheriff Brandon dean described today and reporting the Los Angeles Times.

The two agents from the Los Angeles South Station were patrolling Budlong Avenue in a car when they spotted a man riding a bicycle in violation of traffic rules. He could not say what infractions he had committed.

When officers tried to stop him, the man dropped his bicycle and ran north on Budlong, escaping a block with police in pursuit. They blocked it shortly after, at 1200 West 109th Place, the man hit one of them in the face. As he did so, he dropped a bundle of clothing he was carrying. The deputy sheriff added that inside the agents saw a gun, so they fired, killing him. He did not confirm the identity of the victim, but only described him as an African American in his thirties.

Dean said he didn’t know how many times the man was shot, but said he had been hit more than 20 times inaccurately.

Video filmed in the neighborhood shows two officers running after a man who appeared to be carrying a package of clothing. You then see the same officers with their weapons drawn, apparently after shooting the man.

Shooting by police at 109th / Normandie in Los Angeles. Killed with 27 shots. And then they handcuffed him to death. pic.twitter.com/YG20VaqKTI

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The witness Gerardo De La TorreThe 18-year-old was playing video games in his room across the street, West 109th, when he heard a dozen shots followed by screams. She went outside and saw a group of people confront the police. After five minutes, she said, 12 police cars stopped at the intersection, with sirens, one man dead on the ground. He said there are still two bullet holes in the wooden fence outside his house. “I don’t like what’s going on here,” he said, “it’s like hunting season has opened up.”

Investigators have yet to question officers and several other witnesses, Dean said. They saw no surveillance footage or cell phone video that could have captured the scene. No police officers were injured.