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Protesters gathered in Brooklyn for the second night Tuesday to protest the Saturday shooting of a teen by New York City police officers.
About 100 people gathered to march from the scene of the shooting to a police precinct in the East Flatbush neighborhood amid a heavy police presence.
“People gotta say, we’ve had enough of going to bed and waking up to another police killing,” protester Juanita Young told NBC New York.
Kimani Gray, 16, adjusted his waistband suspiciously and pulled a .38-caliber revolver before officers shot him shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, police told NBC New York. Police fired eleven shots and struck Gray multiple times. A revolver with four live rounds was found at the scene, according to police.
More than 70 people marched to a police precinct on Monday to protest Gray’s shooting. The protesters threw garbage and empty bottles at the precinct, NBC New York reported. The precinct building was not damaged, but officials told the station that a 51-year-old man was injured and had his iPhone stolen when 50 people stormed a neighborhood Rite Aid.
“They were throwing garbage in the street,” witness Winston James told NBC New York, “pelting the city buses, pulling down the fruit stand.”
A 19-year-old was arrested for looting after Monday’s protest. There were no reported arrests after Tuesday’s demonstration.
Outrage over Gray’s violent death has reached the city’s top cop.
City Councilman Jumaane Williams, who represents the district where the shooting took place, clashed with police commissioner Ray Kelly on Tuesday, saying that Kelly does not spend enough time in his district.
“I was there last night at 1 o’clock in the morning,” Kelly said.
“Yes, but you didn’t walk around, I didn’t ask you to because there wasn’t the time to do it,” Williams said. “But I want to go when it is safer, when there are people we can talk to.”
A family vigil for Gray was delayed by the protests but was scheduled to go ahead Wednesday.
“We understand the frustration in the community, but we have a grieving mother who’s lost two sons in three years, and all she wants to do is bury her son,” said Gilford Monrose, a spokesman for the family.
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If the facts are correct in this story, this sounds like a justifiable response by the police. However, be sure that AL and Jesse will say otherwise. More protests to follow.
Looks like the locals were looking for an excuse for a flash mob. Should have shot a few of them too. Too bad the little gang banger got shot. Excuse me while I go shed a tear.. Boo hoo...and I'm pretty much an FTP guy but those people in the protest were just looking for an excuse to loot..
Must be more stuff to steal.
A 16 Y.O. ILLEGALLY in possession of a gun out at about midnight. yet its the cops fault? ...what the hell is the matter with these people? ...Its an excuse to riot, rob, and probably murder before its over. that simple.
SO to show how upset you are you riot and loot a drugstore that has absolutely NOTHING to do with it? That shows the world YOUR mentality and complete lack of morality and intelligence.
What it shows is that the POLICE WERE RIGHT in shooting the thug. Pull a gun on me and I'd do exactly the same damn thing.
Are these people idiots?
Not that there hasn't been some unjustifieduse of deadly force over the years, this is hands down NOT ONE OF THEM! The little punk got exactly what he deserved. The people responsible for the rioting are nothing but criminals themselves. How about all you in the black community do something to stem the black on black killing, 100 X's more a problem than the rare police shooting that was unwarranted.
Scooter, the article had this - wonder how the other son departed?
But they are willing to accept waking up to another gang killing?
The Daily Mail reports that the brother died in a car accident. Shouldn't assume.
Yah... because waking up to gunfire from gang bangers having at it is soooo OK! What an idiot!
The gangbangers see this as an excuse to riot and loot. It seems all one can take away from this is that the "black community" insists that gangbangers be allowed to carry guns and shoot at cops with no redress.
This thug was armed and a known gangbanger with a criminal record, all by the age of 16, yet the supposed black leaders rush to his defense. Before anyone corrects me by saying he didn't shoot at any cops, the reason for that was they shot him as soon as they saw him pull his gun before he had a chance to get a shot off. If the facts of this incident are correct, why else would he pull his gun except to shoot at the cops?
Besides, for these gangbangers, their future is assured, Prison or the cemetary.
Where is the ACLU, Mr. Sharpton, Mr. Jesse Jackson, and the rest of the "get some TV time" folks in demanding these CRIMINALS, the one who flashed mobbed the stores, be taken into custody ?
Nah, they go after the "bigger fish".
Yep, take a CLOSE LOOK at the video again and see who these PUNKS are.
And when the cop gets shot the defense attorney is looking for a piece of trash like Juanita Young for the jury.
Police need to keep protecting themselves, good job.
If the man assualted in the Pharmacy was white, they should be charging the trash with a hate crime.
Let it be a lesson to all who play the "Jesse and Al" or "ACLU" card every chance you get. Jesse and Al aren't saying a word on this nor will they because the shooting was JUSTIFIED. The kid had a criminal record and pulled out a weapon. "Jesse and Al" won't touch this one with a 10 foot pole.
Read: Less than 100 people marched, and this is in the most populated city in the U.S. And there's no doubt why.... even the community understands the police were justified.
Trayvon Martin didn't have a criminal record nor was he armed when he was killed. This is WHY "Jesse and Al" made comments in that case. "Jesse and Al" make actual comments at a rate of about 25% of what they're accused of commenting on by people on Newsvine. But hey, why stick to facts when hyperbole is so much more fun!
Many of you KNOW in your heart of hearts that "Jesse and Al" will be on the circuit sticking up for this thug, when in fact, they're way too smart to go anywhere near this one. Will their silence be recognized? Hell no. Their silence will be interpreted as full support for a thug. As we all know, facts mean nothing when your mind is already made up.
But 100% of their comments are racially filled hatred toward the whites. As for accuracy, they never let facts get in the way of grandstanding - like the Tawana Brawley case. uncle al accused whites of raping the 15 y/o/ black and it turns out to be false accusations but uncle al never retracted his statements nor apologized.
All nuts a life has been taken and u are happy sickos
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-shot-police-laguardia-airport-article-1.1174664
no gun here whats up with this one no comment
Makes me wonder,
The moral of the story that you linked is that you:
1. Shouldn't drive erratically and aggressively.
2. Shouldn't try to run from the police when they try to pull you over for #1.
3. Shouldn't reach under your seat for anything when they tell you to put your hands where you can see them.
Now we have 3 days of the animals running the zoo.
It is a shame that the police shot Kiki, he had a gun and 4 bullets and maybe if they did not shoot him we could have gotten locky and he may have killed 2 or more young gang bangers.
Apparently the moral of the story is "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".
Whatever scuba you will see, innocent people being murdered everyday soon people will say they had enough
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/07/31/fullerton-police-beat-to-death-mentally-ill-homeless-man/
more and more murdered everyday what sheep
Martin Luther King Jr would be so proud right now.
Why are these people mad? A 16-year old 4-time repeat offender pulled a gun on police. He got shot.
The moral of the story is: If you point a gun at police, you are going to get shot.
The people are not mad. They were looking for an excuse to turn the vigil into looting. It's easier to loot if you can get a group together.
The media should not be calling these incidents "protests"
The is no way the community can justify the actions of this youth. To make it a issue is to say that it is
OK for a juvenile with a rap sheet at the tender age of 16 is somehow given a pass for having a gun. NOOOOO.
It is not OK. And he could have been pulling a weapon on other citizens , not police , and the result would be the same: he would be dead. This is not a police issue or a racial issue. Unless, this country and the city of NY is so bad , sixteen years old teen have to be packing. Insane.
Then they wonder why businesses won't open in their area.
If he were an A student, all around man on campus who did not even know how to shoot a gun and this happened, that would and should cause civil protest.
It doesn't matter if he was an A student, didn't know how to shoot a gun, etc. You pull a gun on the cops, no matter who you are, odds are you're going to get shot.
maybe if all the blacks actually worked they wouldn't have all this FREE time to cause more trouble...the kid was wrong for his actions...deal with it...
And racism still looms in this nation... What an unbelievably stupid statement... blanket accusations against a large portion of the population. Baseless nonsense.
The greatest bard once wrote: "Ignorance, and Prejudice... and fear walk hand in hand"
@ MIKE 679507.. you're a rase based ignorant a&&..maybe if Newton, CT Mom paid closer attention to her rebellious spoil ROTTEN non working son and SHE wouldn't taught her now rebellious spoil ROTTEN lowlife murdering rson how to shot guns, then maybe she would still be alive and so would the baby students and teachers of Newton, CT ..how about that?
Precisely Gate Keeper... Violence, deplorable behavior, and laziness know no bond to skin color.
Besides... with a nation born with the scar of enslaving people and a legacy of racism that lingers, obviously, until today the kids in these neighborhoods face far more difficult challenges than the rest of the kids in this country. A childhood devoid of hope doesn't exactly breed responsible and ambitious adults.
Gate keeper - The kid in CT was a confirmed mental case. Spoiled rotten lowlife?
You are on equal terms with Mike. Unless of course you knew the kid personally, which I doubt.
Generally, the people that scream racism are the most racist.
The violence is the culmination of years of perpetuating an us against them mentality. The acceptance and glorification of the thug lifestyle doesn't bode well for these communities.
There is absolutely no way I would be a police officer in New York city. They scream when you don't do enough to protect them . . . and scream when you do. I'd throw up my hands and say "You want no law . . . fine . . . good luck with that, and walk away.
The "they" that you speak of, was 70 people. Out of a city of 8.3 million people.
When only 70 people showed up to the looting festival, I mean protest, it was clear to the NYPD that "they" (read: the community) didn't show up to protest.
"They" stayed home and that's what the police noticed. Meanwhile, 70 looters used this incident as an excuse to protest the shooting of a 16 year old career criminal who was in the act of drawing a gun on police officers. And loot a pharmacy. I guess it's unfair to classify this "protest" as just an excuse to loot when only 50 of the 70 protesters looted the Rite Aid.
I like NBC news, but agree that calling this a "protest" and these people "protesters" is terrible journalism. 50 out of 70 protestors looted that Rite Aid, an overwhelming majority. This was hardly a protest.
HAHA, this punk had it coming, and poor mom had to bury 2 kids, raise them better and this woould not happen.
Well maybe these protestors can set-up an account for these troubled youths. The protestors can all put money into the account and then when one of these youths needs money they don't have to rob someone they can go and just get a hand out from these protestors. HaHaHA!!!!!!
Good idea, they can subsidise the free government stuff they are already getting. If the government would just give them more,,, and more,,,, they might not steal stuff,,,, ya right LOL
What does someone expect if they pull a gun on a police officer, or any other civilian? If the cops did not plant the gun that they found, supposedly the teens gun, the cops are in the clear. As far as the neighborhood throwing things at the precinct and stealing, they should arrest as many of these people as possible. Charge them for littering, stealing, loitering, ETC, let it cost these people something. Yes, they have a right to assemble, but not disassemble.
you pull a gun on a police officer and get shot...where's the problem?
not sure if he actually pulled a gun, witnesses say he didn't nor did he shot at the PD according to witnesses.. PD lie all the time, especially when they're in the WRONG.. BUt if he actually pulled a gun then the shooting was justified..
Are these the same witnesses who seem to never see anything during any other crime? Their eyes only work if a cop shoots his weapon?
Sounds like the protestors are just looking for a reason to loot and destroy property if this article is correct.
Oddly I didn't see any looters being arrested,what is that community relations?......... talk about an entitlement mentality.
Another case of a stupid 16 year old ghetto gangsta thinking that having a gun makes him tough. He got what he deserved. And his momma should have educated her kids better.
I'm sure the residents that are protesting and looting wouldn't give a flying fornication if the kid had shot a cop with his gun.
yet these shootings will continue, including the unjustified shootings, no one is held accountable but the people in charge continue to be re-elected thanks to the NY sheeple
Yes, I agree! We must hold the person who caused this tragedy accountable!
oh wait. He's dead. That's right. See, the lesson here is, pull a gun on the police, they will shoot you. How hard is that for people to understand? Maybe we need to hold his school responsible because they never taught him that lesson.
The person responsible for this 16 year olds death is the dead 16 year old. If he hadn't pulled the gun, the police wouldn't have shot. Simple as that.
A 16 year old with a lengthy criminal record pulled a gun on a cop and got shot.
Good job, NYPD.
Were the good citizens that rioted, looted and robbed other people all arrested? If not, why?
Where is the outrage and riots when these punks kill in their communities?
Every day and no outrage from community leaders of any significant time.
Stupid blacks. Why can't we ship them all back to africa. A cancer on our society most of them are.
FIRST, I am not a racist! But let's put the BLAME where it belongs. Right on the black community, plain and simple. What was your son doing out at midnight? He is 16 yrs old, and on a school night? Wow, that is good parenting, right?
I wasn't there, so to say the kid did or didn't pull a gun, I don't know. If he did, the cops did what they are trained to do, protect themselves from the punks and criminals. If he didn't, then the cops need to arrest the person who shot him for murder.
But, again, why was this alleged gang banger, 16 yrs old, doing out at midnight? Where was mommy and daddy? Or, and yes I know how this sounds, who is his Dad? As way too often, the black community does not police itself. And since they don't, and they take little PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, and blame everyone except themselves for their failure, this will continue to happen.
I don't live in NYC, thank goodness, but anyone with open eyes and a open mind can see exactly what the black community is about. Yes, a lot of them are very hard working Americans, and even they move away from these getto's, because a lot of the black community prefers to live that way. Dr. Bill Cosby told a bunch of black parents and educators about getting involved, and they more or less told him to get lost.
But first chance, it's always the white people who are to blame, never themselves. Hey, I didn't let that punk out of his house. I didn't let him run around without being home at a decent hour. But I do expect his parents to be involved. Now they don't have to be, as it was an inconvience to them before, it's now not necessary.
Really why is this news? Who gives a @!$%#? Thank the cop, bury the thug. Call it a day
I don't understand what the problem is: He should have been killed. Police officers are not trained to shoot to maim. If they draw their guns, it will be to kill. What? People expect for the police to wait until the person starts firing at hem.
I'm sick of this denial about crime as much as I'm sick about the denials of racism. Both are really bad problems, along with the lack of education. I think society assumes some people are brighter than they actually are. These protesters do not see anything from the point of view of the police officers, who could have been killed. Many are still acting like this is the 1930s Mississippi. However, the police are sometimes blatantly wrong. This just isn't a case of it. Not enough of our youth and young men are in prison. If they were, we wouldn't be afraid to go outside.
Blacks are the biggest racists in our country. And they kill more of each other in one month than all the cops combined do in 5 years.
You;re the racist. Read above, if you can.
If this kids parents had raised him right, he wouldnt have had a gun, been out that late at night, and been hanging out with thugs. This is on them as much as him. Need to make sure they dont have another kid. Lol
The dead boy comes from a FAMILY of useless scum Mom must be REAL PROUD of all of her DEAD sons!
If the citizens of Flatbush are trying imply the police planted the weapon on the boy that would be a different story but not even a hint of that here.
Because it is a completely baseless accusation.
Why is it always Black people who raid stores and demolish peoples private property every time something like this happens and before all you bleeding hearts and Jessie Jackson wannabees pop out look at the photo every dam time arrest their ass too.
Whitey been keepin them down man. They deserve all that free stuff they get from looting a store.