Black man kills again: Los Angeles police shoot black bikers



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In the United States there was another black death by the police. The people of Los Angeles take to the streets.

After the incident, protests broke out in Los Angeles.

After the incident, protests broke out in Los Angeles.

Photo: Christian Monterrosa (Keystone)

In the United States, another black man was shot and killed during 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 the police, Kizzee first escaped and then struck one of the officers who were pursuing him 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.” A police spokesman said fewer than 20 shots were fired. An autopsy should be done later in the day.

Call to upload videos

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’s attorney, who is prominent civil rights activist Benjamin Crump, asked on Twitter to send him videos of the incident, if available.

The latest case in a series of police operations in which a black man was killed caused protesters in Los Angeles to take to the streets that night. A memorial march was planned for Tuesday. Since may when African American George Floyd was killed in a police operation in Minneapolis, protests against racism and police violence occur regularly in numerous cities in the United States, and there are repeated riots.

The latest focus is Kenosha in Wisconsinwhere a black man was shot in the back by police officers and seriously injured. President Donald Trump arrived there for a visit Tuesday, although the state mayor and governor had refused.

Protests broke out in Los Angeles immediately after the incident.  (August 31, 2020)

Protests broke out in Los Angeles immediately after the incident. (August 31, 2020)

Photo: Christian Monterrosa (Keystone)

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