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19_12ecb.xml_23 | train | ent | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 26 | 26 | 160 | 166 | bullet | NON27325848041897773 | bullet | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a <m> bullet </m> ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a <m> bullet </m> ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_13 | train | ent | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | results | 10000002520 | result | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL <m> results </m> from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL <m> results </m> from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_24 | train | ent | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 14 | 14 | 82 | 88 | police | HUM17820759029533562 | police | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by <m> police </m> sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by <m> police </m> sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_25 | train | ent | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 11 | 11 | 65 | 70 | whose | HUM17819747019655492 | whose | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy <m> whose </m> killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy <m> whose </m> killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_21 | train | evt | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 23 | 23 | 148 | 152 | died | ACT17819728461396359 | die | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos <m> died </m> from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos <m> died </m> from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_22 | train | evt | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 27 | 27 | 167 | 175 | ricochet | ACT27325817963526555 | ricochet | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet <m> ricochet </m> . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet <m> ricochet </m> .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_14 | train | evt | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 4 | 5 | 25 | 37 | post- mortem | 10000002521 | mortem | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the <m> post- mortem </m> on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the <m> post- mortem </m> on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_16 | train | evt | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 12 | 12 | 71 | 78 | killing | ACT17819728461396359 | killing | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose <m> killing </m> by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose <m> killing </m> by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_17 | train | evt | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 15 | 15 | 89 | 96 | sparked | ACT17820732359105635 | spark | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police <m> sparked </m> five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police <m> sparked </m> five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_18 | train | evt | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 19 | 19 | 110 | 117 | rioting | ACT17819737684267059 | rioting | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of <m> rioting </m> show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of <m> rioting </m> show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
19_12ecb.xml_19 | train | evt | 19_12ecb.xml | 1 | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting show Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | 20 | 20 | 118 | 122 | show | 10000002522 | show | ['initial', 'result', 'post-', 'mortem', '15-year-old', 'greek', 'boy', 'killing', 'police', 'spark', 'day', 'rioting', 'alexandros', 'grigoropoulos', 'die', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting <m> show </m> Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet . | Ricochet killed Greek teenager
INITIAL results from the post- mortem on a 15-year-old Greek boy whose killing by police sparked five days of rioting <m> show </m> Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a bullet ricochet .
According to forensic doctors and independent experts hired by the Grigoropoulos family , the bullet `` is a bit deformed , which showed the bullet touched a hard surface '' before entering the boy 's chest , court sources said last night .
The news came as two police officers charged over the shooting prepared to go before a magistrate and riot police fired teargas at thousands of demonstrators advancing on the national parliament building in Athens .
`` Now that we have these conclusions , which are in line with what my clients had indicated , they will give their statements to the judge , '' said Alexis Kouyias , the lawyer for policemen Epaminondas Korkoneas and Vassilis Saraliotis .
Amid anger towards the police compounded by the unpopularity of the Government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis , Greece is still awaiting a final ballistics report expected to shed light on Mr Korkoneas 's statement that the bullet bounced up off a pavement after he had fired warning shots to disperse a mob .
Alexandros was allegedly among a group of 30 youths that had thrown stones at the squad car in the Exarchia district of Athens , which is known as a stronghold of political radicals .
Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing molotov cocktails outside parliament last night , as a general strike paralysed Greece and raised pressure on a fragile Government reeling from four days of riots sparked by the police shooting .
The clashes escalated into running battles through the city centre , with riot police firing volleys of teargas at masked youths pelting them with rocks , bottles and blocks of marble smashed from the Athens metro station entrance .
The youths smashed windows newly replaced after four days of the worst riots Greece has seen in decades .
More than 10,000 people had been marching through central Athens to protest the conservative Government 's economic policies in a general strike that has shut down schools , public services and hospitals and grounded flights .
Although the strike and demonstrations had been scheduled long before the riots broke out , they have taken on the added form of protest against the Government 's handling of the riots . |
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Protests , riots and clashes with <m> police </m> have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
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Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of <m> a teenage boy </m> in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
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Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy <m> in Athens </m> Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
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Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for <m> the sixth straight day </m> since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
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Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens <m> Saturday night </m> .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
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Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken <m> Greece </m> for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
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<m> Protests </m> , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
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Protests , <m> riots </m> and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
19_2ecb.xml_16 | train | evt | 19_2ecb.xml | 1 | Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night . | 4 | 4 | 21 | 28 | clashes | ACT17820747425964928 | clash | ['protest', 'riot', 'clash', 'police', 'overtake', 'greece', 'sixth', 'straight', 'day', 'fatal', 'police', 'shooting', 'teenage', 'boy', 'athens', 'saturday', 'night'] | Protests , riots and <m> clashes </m> with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night . | Day six of the Greek youth revolt
Protests , riots and <m> clashes </m> with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
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Protests , riots and clashes with police have <m> overtaken </m> Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
19_2ecb.xml_18 | train | evt | 19_2ecb.xml | 1 | Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night . | 19 | 19 | 113 | 121 | shooting | ACT17819810020957731 | shooting | ['protest', 'riot', 'clash', 'police', 'overtake', 'greece', 'sixth', 'straight', 'day', 'fatal', 'police', 'shooting', 'teenage', 'boy', 'athens', 'saturday', 'night'] | Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police <m> shooting </m> of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night . | Day six of the Greek youth revolt
Protests , riots and clashes with police have overtaken Greece for the sixth straight day since the fatal police <m> shooting </m> of a teenage boy in Athens Saturday night .
One day after Wednesday 's massive general strike over pension reform and privatization shut down the country , more than a hundred schools and at least fifteen university campuses remain occupied by student demonstrators .
A major rally is expected on Friday .
And as solidarity protests spread to neighboring Turkey , as well as Germany , Spain , Italy , Russia , Denmark and the Netherlands , dozens of arrests have been made across the continent .
On Wednesday , two police officers involved in Saturday 's shooting were arrested , and one was charged with murder .
But anger remains high over the officers ' failure to express remorse at the student 's death .
The police officers claim the bullet that killed Alexandros Grigoropoulos was fired in self-defense , and the death was an accident caused by a ricochet .
The unrest this week has been described as the worst since the end of the military dictatorship in 1974 and could cost the already weakened Greek economy an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars .
It 's also shaken the country 's conservative government that has a narrow one-person majority in Parliament .
The socialist opposition has increased calls for the prime minister to quit and call new elections , ignoring his appeals for national unity .
I 'm joined now on the telephone by a student activist and writer from Athens .
He 's with the Greek Socialist Workers Party .
He 's a graduate student in political philosophy at Panteion University in Athens .
We welcome you to Democracy Now ! Can you lay out for us exactly when this all began and how the protests have escalated and what they 're about right now , Nikos Lountos ? |
19_7ecb.xml_12 | train | ent | 19_7ecb.xml | 2 | The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country . | 5 | 5 | 30 | 33 | boy | HUM17819747019655492 | boy | ['shooting', '15-year-old', 'boy', 'police', 'unleash', 'wave', 'unrest', 'thousand', 'student', 'anarchist', 'country'] | The shooting of a 15-year-old <m> boy </m> by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country . | Greek government under fire
A week of violence in Greece has taken its toll on the fragile conservative government , with opinion polls showing many think authorities mishandled the worst rioting in decades .
The shooting of a 15-year-old <m> boy </m> by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country .
This comes at a time where there is growing anger over political scandals and the impact of a global recession on Greece 's economy .
While the violence has generally subsided in the past few days , small groups of hooded youngsters are still hurling fire bombs , smashing shops and fighting running battles with riot police .
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has pledged to ensure security , rebuffing calls for early elections .
An opinion poll published by Ethnos newspaper on Sunday said 83.3 percent of Greeks were unhappy with the government 's response to the violence .
`` I 'm tired of coming to the shop every night to check the damages .
You think it 's going to calm down and then it starts again. '' said Anna Pavlidou , manager of a central Athens mobile phone store that has been repeatedly attacked and looted .
`` The government should assume its responsibilities and resign .
It did n't handle it well .
If it had , we would n't have 355 damaged shops in Athens .
I mean we will not be able to open until Christmas. '' she said .
A policeman charged with killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos has been jailed along with a colleague pending trial , while more than 400 protesters have been detained over the unrest . |
19_7ecb.xml_13 | train | ent | 19_7ecb.xml | 2 | The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country . | 7 | 7 | 37 | 43 | police | HUM17820759029533562 | police | ['shooting', '15-year-old', 'boy', 'police', 'unleash', 'wave', 'unrest', 'thousand', 'student', 'anarchist', 'country'] | The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by <m> police </m> unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country . | Greek government under fire
A week of violence in Greece has taken its toll on the fragile conservative government , with opinion polls showing many think authorities mishandled the worst rioting in decades .
The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by <m> police </m> unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country .
This comes at a time where there is growing anger over political scandals and the impact of a global recession on Greece 's economy .
While the violence has generally subsided in the past few days , small groups of hooded youngsters are still hurling fire bombs , smashing shops and fighting running battles with riot police .
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has pledged to ensure security , rebuffing calls for early elections .
An opinion poll published by Ethnos newspaper on Sunday said 83.3 percent of Greeks were unhappy with the government 's response to the violence .
`` I 'm tired of coming to the shop every night to check the damages .
You think it 's going to calm down and then it starts again. '' said Anna Pavlidou , manager of a central Athens mobile phone store that has been repeatedly attacked and looted .
`` The government should assume its responsibilities and resign .
It did n't handle it well .
If it had , we would n't have 355 damaged shops in Athens .
I mean we will not be able to open until Christmas. '' she said .
A policeman charged with killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos has been jailed along with a colleague pending trial , while more than 400 protesters have been detained over the unrest . |
19_7ecb.xml_14 | train | ent | 19_7ecb.xml | 2 | The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country . | 16 | 16 | 87 | 95 | students | 10000002525 | student | ['shooting', '15-year-old', 'boy', 'police', 'unleash', 'wave', 'unrest', 'thousand', 'student', 'anarchist', 'country'] | The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of <m> students </m> and anarchists across the country . | Greek government under fire
A week of violence in Greece has taken its toll on the fragile conservative government , with opinion polls showing many think authorities mishandled the worst rioting in decades .
The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of <m> students </m> and anarchists across the country .
This comes at a time where there is growing anger over political scandals and the impact of a global recession on Greece 's economy .
While the violence has generally subsided in the past few days , small groups of hooded youngsters are still hurling fire bombs , smashing shops and fighting running battles with riot police .
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has pledged to ensure security , rebuffing calls for early elections .
An opinion poll published by Ethnos newspaper on Sunday said 83.3 percent of Greeks were unhappy with the government 's response to the violence .
`` I 'm tired of coming to the shop every night to check the damages .
You think it 's going to calm down and then it starts again. '' said Anna Pavlidou , manager of a central Athens mobile phone store that has been repeatedly attacked and looted .
`` The government should assume its responsibilities and resign .
It did n't handle it well .
If it had , we would n't have 355 damaged shops in Athens .
I mean we will not be able to open until Christmas. '' she said .
A policeman charged with killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos has been jailed along with a colleague pending trial , while more than 400 protesters have been detained over the unrest . |
19_7ecb.xml_15 | train | ent | 19_7ecb.xml | 2 | The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country . | 18 | 18 | 100 | 110 | anarchists | HUM17820789442194100 | anarchist | ['shooting', '15-year-old', 'boy', 'police', 'unleash', 'wave', 'unrest', 'thousand', 'student', 'anarchist', 'country'] | The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and <m> anarchists </m> across the country . | Greek government under fire
A week of violence in Greece has taken its toll on the fragile conservative government , with opinion polls showing many think authorities mishandled the worst rioting in decades .
The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and <m> anarchists </m> across the country .
This comes at a time where there is growing anger over political scandals and the impact of a global recession on Greece 's economy .
While the violence has generally subsided in the past few days , small groups of hooded youngsters are still hurling fire bombs , smashing shops and fighting running battles with riot police .
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has pledged to ensure security , rebuffing calls for early elections .
An opinion poll published by Ethnos newspaper on Sunday said 83.3 percent of Greeks were unhappy with the government 's response to the violence .
`` I 'm tired of coming to the shop every night to check the damages .
You think it 's going to calm down and then it starts again. '' said Anna Pavlidou , manager of a central Athens mobile phone store that has been repeatedly attacked and looted .
`` The government should assume its responsibilities and resign .
It did n't handle it well .
If it had , we would n't have 355 damaged shops in Athens .
I mean we will not be able to open until Christmas. '' she said .
A policeman charged with killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos has been jailed along with a colleague pending trial , while more than 400 protesters have been detained over the unrest . |
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A week of violence in Greece has taken its toll on the fragile conservative government , with opinion polls showing many think authorities mishandled the worst rioting in decades .
The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across <m> the country </m> .
This comes at a time where there is growing anger over political scandals and the impact of a global recession on Greece 's economy .
While the violence has generally subsided in the past few days , small groups of hooded youngsters are still hurling fire bombs , smashing shops and fighting running battles with riot police .
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has pledged to ensure security , rebuffing calls for early elections .
An opinion poll published by Ethnos newspaper on Sunday said 83.3 percent of Greeks were unhappy with the government 's response to the violence .
`` I 'm tired of coming to the shop every night to check the damages .
You think it 's going to calm down and then it starts again. '' said Anna Pavlidou , manager of a central Athens mobile phone store that has been repeatedly attacked and looted .
`` The government should assume its responsibilities and resign .
It did n't handle it well .
If it had , we would n't have 355 damaged shops in Athens .
I mean we will not be able to open until Christmas. '' she said .
A policeman charged with killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos has been jailed along with a colleague pending trial , while more than 400 protesters have been detained over the unrest . |
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A week of violence in Greece has taken its toll on the fragile conservative government , with opinion polls showing many think authorities mishandled the worst rioting in decades .
The <m> shooting </m> of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country .
This comes at a time where there is growing anger over political scandals and the impact of a global recession on Greece 's economy .
While the violence has generally subsided in the past few days , small groups of hooded youngsters are still hurling fire bombs , smashing shops and fighting running battles with riot police .
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has pledged to ensure security , rebuffing calls for early elections .
An opinion poll published by Ethnos newspaper on Sunday said 83.3 percent of Greeks were unhappy with the government 's response to the violence .
`` I 'm tired of coming to the shop every night to check the damages .
You think it 's going to calm down and then it starts again. '' said Anna Pavlidou , manager of a central Athens mobile phone store that has been repeatedly attacked and looted .
`` The government should assume its responsibilities and resign .
It did n't handle it well .
If it had , we would n't have 355 damaged shops in Athens .
I mean we will not be able to open until Christmas. '' she said .
A policeman charged with killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos has been jailed along with a colleague pending trial , while more than 400 protesters have been detained over the unrest . |
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A week of violence in Greece has taken its toll on the fragile conservative government , with opinion polls showing many think authorities mishandled the worst rioting in decades .
The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police <m> unleashed </m> a wave of unrest by thousands of students and anarchists across the country .
This comes at a time where there is growing anger over political scandals and the impact of a global recession on Greece 's economy .
While the violence has generally subsided in the past few days , small groups of hooded youngsters are still hurling fire bombs , smashing shops and fighting running battles with riot police .
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has pledged to ensure security , rebuffing calls for early elections .
An opinion poll published by Ethnos newspaper on Sunday said 83.3 percent of Greeks were unhappy with the government 's response to the violence .
`` I 'm tired of coming to the shop every night to check the damages .
You think it 's going to calm down and then it starts again. '' said Anna Pavlidou , manager of a central Athens mobile phone store that has been repeatedly attacked and looted .
`` The government should assume its responsibilities and resign .
It did n't handle it well .
If it had , we would n't have 355 damaged shops in Athens .
I mean we will not be able to open until Christmas. '' she said .
A policeman charged with killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos has been jailed along with a colleague pending trial , while more than 400 protesters have been detained over the unrest . |
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A week of violence in Greece has taken its toll on the fragile conservative government , with opinion polls showing many think authorities mishandled the worst rioting in decades .
The shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police unleashed a wave of <m> unrest </m> by thousands of students and anarchists across the country .
This comes at a time where there is growing anger over political scandals and the impact of a global recession on Greece 's economy .
While the violence has generally subsided in the past few days , small groups of hooded youngsters are still hurling fire bombs , smashing shops and fighting running battles with riot police .
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has pledged to ensure security , rebuffing calls for early elections .
An opinion poll published by Ethnos newspaper on Sunday said 83.3 percent of Greeks were unhappy with the government 's response to the violence .
`` I 'm tired of coming to the shop every night to check the damages .
You think it 's going to calm down and then it starts again. '' said Anna Pavlidou , manager of a central Athens mobile phone store that has been repeatedly attacked and looted .
`` The government should assume its responsibilities and resign .
It did n't handle it well .
If it had , we would n't have 355 damaged shops in Athens .
I mean we will not be able to open until Christmas. '' she said .
A policeman charged with killing Alexandros Grigoropoulos has been jailed along with a colleague pending trial , while more than 400 protesters have been detained over the unrest . |
19_11ecb.xml_9 | train | ent | 19_11ecb.xml | 4 | The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | officer | HUM17820759029533562 | officer | ['officer', 'fire', 'shot', 'say', 'he', 'kill', 'boy', 'accidentally', 'self-defence', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | The <m> officer </m> who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | More protests ahead in Greece
Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The <m> officer </m> who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
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Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The officer who fired the shot says <m> he </m> killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
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Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The officer who fired the shot says he killed the <m> boy </m> accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
19_11ecb.xml_16 | train | ent | 19_11ecb.xml | 4 | The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | 5 | 5 | 26 | 30 | shot | 10000002526 | shot | ['officer', 'fire', 'shot', 'say', 'he', 'kill', 'boy', 'accidentally', 'self-defence', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | The officer who fired the <m> shot </m> says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | More protests ahead in Greece
Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The officer who fired the <m> shot </m> says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
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Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a <m> bullet </m> ricochet .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
19_11ecb.xml_10 | train | evt | 19_11ecb.xml | 4 | The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | 3 | 3 | 16 | 21 | fired | ACT17819810020957731 | fire | ['officer', 'fire', 'shot', 'say', 'he', 'kill', 'boy', 'accidentally', 'self-defence', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | The officer who <m> fired </m> the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | More protests ahead in Greece
Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The officer who <m> fired </m> the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
19_11ecb.xml_11 | train | evt | 19_11ecb.xml | 4 | The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | 8 | 8 | 39 | 45 | killed | ACT17819728461396359 | kill | ['officer', 'fire', 'shot', 'say', 'he', 'kill', 'boy', 'accidentally', 'self-defence', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | The officer who fired the shot says he <m> killed </m> the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | More protests ahead in Greece
Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The officer who fired the shot says he <m> killed </m> the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
19_11ecb.xml_12 | train | evt | 19_11ecb.xml | 4 | The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | 18 | 18 | 99 | 107 | ricochet | ACT27325817963526555 | ricochet | ['officer', 'fire', 'shot', 'say', 'he', 'kill', 'boy', 'accidentally', 'self-defence', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet <m> ricochet </m> . | More protests ahead in Greece
Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet <m> ricochet </m> .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
19_11ecb.xml_13 | train | evt | 19_11ecb.xml | 4 | The officer who fired the shot says he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | 6 | 6 | 31 | 35 | says | 10000002527 | say | ['officer', 'fire', 'shot', 'say', 'he', 'kill', 'boy', 'accidentally', 'self-defence', 'bullet', 'ricochet'] | The officer who fired the shot <m> says </m> he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet . | More protests ahead in Greece
Greek students announced new rallies on Sunday after another night of violence over the police shooting of a teenager .
A police station in Athens was firebombed on Saturday night .
It was next to the Exarchia district where Alexis Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed by a police bullet on 6 December .
The officer who fired the shot <m> says </m> he killed the boy accidentally in self-defence due to a bullet ricochet .
A ballistics report is yet to be made public .
Police said they made 86 arrests over the course of Saturday 's protests .
Pamphlets announced rallies in front of the Athens police headquarters on Monday and in parliament square on Thursday .
Opposition socialists are pressing for fresh elections .
However , Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has dismissed calls to quit , saying the country needs `` a steady hand on the helm '' to deal with the current financial crisis . |
19_4ecbplus.xml_12 | train | ent | 19_4ecbplus.xml | 1 | Brooklyn riot over teen's death : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not have a gun , says witness | 3 | 3 | 19 | 25 | teen's | HUM17733560552295284 | teen's | ['brooklyn', 'riot', "teen's", 'death', '16', 'year', 'old', 'shot', 'cop', 'gun', 'say', 'witness'] | Brooklyn riot over <m> teen's </m> death : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not have a gun , says witness | http : / / www . nydailynews . com / new - york / witness - claims - 16 - year - old - killed - cops - hands - article - 1 . 1286981
Brooklyn riot over <m> teen's </m> death : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not have a gun , says witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn riot over teen's death : <m> 16 - year - old </m> shot by cops did not have a gun , says witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn riot over teen's death : 16 - year - old shot by <m> cops </m> did not have a gun , says witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn riot over teen's death : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not have a gun , says <m> witness </m>
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn riot over teen's death : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not have a <m> gun </m> , says witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn <m> riot </m> over teen's death : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not have a gun , says witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn riot over teen's <m> death </m> : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not have a gun , says witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn riot over teen's death : 16 - year - old <m> shot </m> by cops did not have a gun , says witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn riot over teen's death : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not have a gun , <m> says </m> witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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Brooklyn riot over teen's death : 16 - year - old shot by cops did not <m> have </m> a gun , says witness
Tishana King says she saw the whole incident from a bird's eye view in her Brooklyn apartment .
She says she's 'certain' slain Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray 'didn't having anything in his hands . '
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 12 : 38 AM
UPDATED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 30 AM
A Brooklyn woman who claims she had a “ bird ’ s - eye view ” of the fatal police shooting of 16 - year - old Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray says the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
Tishana King is the only civilian eyewitness to come forward , and her account sharply differs from Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ’ s assertion that Gray had pointed a . 38 - caliber revolver at the cops before they opened fire .
“ I ’ m certain he didn ’ t have anything in his hands , ” King told the Daily News .
Moments after the Saturday shooting , one cop put both hands on his head and said , “ ‘ Oh , God ! ’ ” King recalled .
“ His partner went over to him and put his hand on his shoulder and said , ‘ Are you okay , buddy ? ’ ”
King , 39 , a medical records clerk at Kings County Hospital , said she gave a tape - recorded interview to detectives several hours after the shooting .
The detectives were aware her 14 - year - old son dialed 911 from their apartment after the gunfire .
But King , in her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators at 3 a . m . on Sunday , never said a word about whether Gray was carrying a gun .
King emphatically told The News that Gray didn ’ t have a weapon in his hands .
But the newspaper ’ s review of her nearly eight - minute interview with NYPD investigators hours after the shooting shows she never mentioned whether the teen was carrying a gun .
“ I couldn ’ t see what the kids were doing , ” she said during the session .
The News reviewed the tape of the Q&A conducted in her apartment after the fatal shooting .
Detectives and Internal Affairs Bureau investigators never asked directly if King saw Gray with a gun , and a police source said NYPD policy precludes asking such leading questions .
“ They ’ re just asked to say what happened in as much detail as they can remember , ” the source said .
A police spokesman said that when King was asked what she saw by detectives , she told them she couldn't see what the boys were doing "from the angle I was at . "
But King told The News that , at first , the boys were under her window and that they moved into view when police got out of their car and approached them .
The NYPD has not released the names of the sergeant and cop who fired 11 shots .
A police source said the pair initially reported to supervisors that the teen had pulled a gun — and a loaded weapon was recovered at the scene .
King told The News she was drawn to her third - floor East Flatbush window late Saturday night by the sound of loud laughing and talking outside on E . 52nd St .
She said she watched as a burgundy - colored sedan pulled up and a man jumped out of the passenger side , followed by the driver .
King initially thought the duo intended to fight with the youths .
When the driver yelled , “ Don ’ t move ! ” it clicked that they were cops , she said .
“ Kimani started backing up , ” King said .
“ The cop took out his gun and started firing at Kimani . ”
King said the area was illuminated by a streetlight and Gray appeared to be cornered by the cops .
“ His ( Gray ’ s ) hands were down , ” she said .
“ I couldn ’ t believe he let off ( fired ) his gun .
There was no reason .
No false move . ”
A police source said King never told detectives that Gray was backing up with his hands down .
Kelly said an “ earwitness ” heard a cop yell , “ What do you have in your hands ? ” but a source said the man was too far away to see the confrontation .
The shooting appeared to be within NYPD guidelines , he added . |
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They gripped rocks and stones , looking ready for a fight .
But the five young men - sons of a dentist , merchants , a state tax collector - stood in the shadow of the University of Athens before another day of battle in the Greek capital 's running street protests .
`` What I feel when I see this , '' said one young man , a hard plastic helmet covering his curly brown hair , `` is that I am loving my city more than ever .
Because we are all here .
Because we are discussing , really , what is going on here .
The system has failed us .
The politicians failed us . ''
`` I do feel bad when I see property burned , '' said a man wearing ski goggles and a dark blue jacket .
`` But this is a statement , a manifestation of what we see has gone wrong here . ''
For more than a week , Greece has been shaken by a rebellion .
A deadly police shooting Dec. 6 in Athens of <m> Alexandros Grigoropoulos </m> , 15 , was killed touched off the first riots .
Then something else stirred .
A coming-of-age generation from Thessaloniki to Athens rose up to attack dozens of police stations , occupy university campuses and prompt the closing of the international airport .
Some of their demands are immediate:
They want police banned from carrying guns .
Others are less defined:
They are looking for government to change .
The center-right government of Costas Karamanlis , increasingly unpopular amid mounting economic problems , did n't anticipate or understand how the anger had spiraled .
The youth were suddenly lashing out at all that ails Greece : a weak government , an economy that remains one of the poorest of the European Union and their own bleak job prospects .
They looted businesses , pelted police with stones and ran amok near government banks , offices and university campuses with Molotov cocktails .
About 100 people have been injured .
Property damage is an estimated $ 2 million .
Talk of what happened in Athens and Thessaloniki has spread to Italy and Spain , which have had protests of their own .
Few of the dozen people interviewed in Athens said they had a permanent job or a job that guaranteed a pension .
Many older spectators said they are sympathetic - even if they did n't like the ruin left behind .
`` I feel sorry for the young , `` said 40-year-old Tsikala Stephania , a public sector worker .
`` They do n't see much of a future , and they have to show their wrath in some way . '' |
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They gripped rocks and stones , looking ready for a fight .
But the five young men - sons of a dentist , merchants , a state tax collector - stood in the shadow of the University of Athens before another day of battle in the Greek capital 's running street protests .
`` What I feel when I see this , '' said one young man , a hard plastic helmet covering his curly brown hair , `` is that I am loving my city more than ever .
Because we are all here .
Because we are discussing , really , what is going on here .
The system has failed us .
The politicians failed us . ''
`` I do feel bad when I see property burned , '' said a man wearing ski goggles and a dark blue jacket .
`` But this is a statement , a manifestation of what we see has gone wrong here . ''
For more than a week , Greece has been shaken by a rebellion .
A deadly police shooting Dec. 6 <m> in Athens </m> of Alexandros Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed touched off the first riots .
Then something else stirred .
A coming-of-age generation from Thessaloniki to Athens rose up to attack dozens of police stations , occupy university campuses and prompt the closing of the international airport .
Some of their demands are immediate:
They want police banned from carrying guns .
Others are less defined:
They are looking for government to change .
The center-right government of Costas Karamanlis , increasingly unpopular amid mounting economic problems , did n't anticipate or understand how the anger had spiraled .
The youth were suddenly lashing out at all that ails Greece : a weak government , an economy that remains one of the poorest of the European Union and their own bleak job prospects .
They looted businesses , pelted police with stones and ran amok near government banks , offices and university campuses with Molotov cocktails .
About 100 people have been injured .
Property damage is an estimated $ 2 million .
Talk of what happened in Athens and Thessaloniki has spread to Italy and Spain , which have had protests of their own .
Few of the dozen people interviewed in Athens said they had a permanent job or a job that guaranteed a pension .
Many older spectators said they are sympathetic - even if they did n't like the ruin left behind .
`` I feel sorry for the young , `` said 40-year-old Tsikala Stephania , a public sector worker .
`` They do n't see much of a future , and they have to show their wrath in some way . '' |
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They gripped rocks and stones , looking ready for a fight .
But the five young men - sons of a dentist , merchants , a state tax collector - stood in the shadow of the University of Athens before another day of battle in the Greek capital 's running street protests .
`` What I feel when I see this , '' said one young man , a hard plastic helmet covering his curly brown hair , `` is that I am loving my city more than ever .
Because we are all here .
Because we are discussing , really , what is going on here .
The system has failed us .
The politicians failed us . ''
`` I do feel bad when I see property burned , '' said a man wearing ski goggles and a dark blue jacket .
`` But this is a statement , a manifestation of what we see has gone wrong here . ''
For more than a week , Greece has been shaken by a rebellion .
A deadly police shooting <m> Dec. 6 </m> in Athens of Alexandros Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed touched off the first riots .
Then something else stirred .
A coming-of-age generation from Thessaloniki to Athens rose up to attack dozens of police stations , occupy university campuses and prompt the closing of the international airport .
Some of their demands are immediate:
They want police banned from carrying guns .
Others are less defined:
They are looking for government to change .
The center-right government of Costas Karamanlis , increasingly unpopular amid mounting economic problems , did n't anticipate or understand how the anger had spiraled .
The youth were suddenly lashing out at all that ails Greece : a weak government , an economy that remains one of the poorest of the European Union and their own bleak job prospects .
They looted businesses , pelted police with stones and ran amok near government banks , offices and university campuses with Molotov cocktails .
About 100 people have been injured .
Property damage is an estimated $ 2 million .
Talk of what happened in Athens and Thessaloniki has spread to Italy and Spain , which have had protests of their own .
Few of the dozen people interviewed in Athens said they had a permanent job or a job that guaranteed a pension .
Many older spectators said they are sympathetic - even if they did n't like the ruin left behind .
`` I feel sorry for the young , `` said 40-year-old Tsikala Stephania , a public sector worker .
`` They do n't see much of a future , and they have to show their wrath in some way . '' |
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They gripped rocks and stones , looking ready for a fight .
But the five young men - sons of a dentist , merchants , a state tax collector - stood in the shadow of the University of Athens before another day of battle in the Greek capital 's running street protests .
`` What I feel when I see this , '' said one young man , a hard plastic helmet covering his curly brown hair , `` is that I am loving my city more than ever .
Because we are all here .
Because we are discussing , really , what is going on here .
The system has failed us .
The politicians failed us . ''
`` I do feel bad when I see property burned , '' said a man wearing ski goggles and a dark blue jacket .
`` But this is a statement , a manifestation of what we see has gone wrong here . ''
For more than a week , Greece has been shaken by a rebellion .
A deadly police <m> shooting </m> Dec. 6 in Athens of Alexandros Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed touched off the first riots .
Then something else stirred .
A coming-of-age generation from Thessaloniki to Athens rose up to attack dozens of police stations , occupy university campuses and prompt the closing of the international airport .
Some of their demands are immediate:
They want police banned from carrying guns .
Others are less defined:
They are looking for government to change .
The center-right government of Costas Karamanlis , increasingly unpopular amid mounting economic problems , did n't anticipate or understand how the anger had spiraled .
The youth were suddenly lashing out at all that ails Greece : a weak government , an economy that remains one of the poorest of the European Union and their own bleak job prospects .
They looted businesses , pelted police with stones and ran amok near government banks , offices and university campuses with Molotov cocktails .
About 100 people have been injured .
Property damage is an estimated $ 2 million .
Talk of what happened in Athens and Thessaloniki has spread to Italy and Spain , which have had protests of their own .
Few of the dozen people interviewed in Athens said they had a permanent job or a job that guaranteed a pension .
Many older spectators said they are sympathetic - even if they did n't like the ruin left behind .
`` I feel sorry for the young , `` said 40-year-old Tsikala Stephania , a public sector worker .
`` They do n't see much of a future , and they have to show their wrath in some way . '' |
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They gripped rocks and stones , looking ready for a fight .
But the five young men - sons of a dentist , merchants , a state tax collector - stood in the shadow of the University of Athens before another day of battle in the Greek capital 's running street protests .
`` What I feel when I see this , '' said one young man , a hard plastic helmet covering his curly brown hair , `` is that I am loving my city more than ever .
Because we are all here .
Because we are discussing , really , what is going on here .
The system has failed us .
The politicians failed us . ''
`` I do feel bad when I see property burned , '' said a man wearing ski goggles and a dark blue jacket .
`` But this is a statement , a manifestation of what we see has gone wrong here . ''
For more than a week , Greece has been shaken by a rebellion .
A deadly police shooting Dec. 6 in Athens of Alexandros Grigoropoulos , 15 , was <m> killed </m> touched off the first riots .
Then something else stirred .
A coming-of-age generation from Thessaloniki to Athens rose up to attack dozens of police stations , occupy university campuses and prompt the closing of the international airport .
Some of their demands are immediate:
They want police banned from carrying guns .
Others are less defined:
They are looking for government to change .
The center-right government of Costas Karamanlis , increasingly unpopular amid mounting economic problems , did n't anticipate or understand how the anger had spiraled .
The youth were suddenly lashing out at all that ails Greece : a weak government , an economy that remains one of the poorest of the European Union and their own bleak job prospects .
They looted businesses , pelted police with stones and ran amok near government banks , offices and university campuses with Molotov cocktails .
About 100 people have been injured .
Property damage is an estimated $ 2 million .
Talk of what happened in Athens and Thessaloniki has spread to Italy and Spain , which have had protests of their own .
Few of the dozen people interviewed in Athens said they had a permanent job or a job that guaranteed a pension .
Many older spectators said they are sympathetic - even if they did n't like the ruin left behind .
`` I feel sorry for the young , `` said 40-year-old Tsikala Stephania , a public sector worker .
`` They do n't see much of a future , and they have to show their wrath in some way . '' |
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They gripped rocks and stones , looking ready for a fight .
But the five young men - sons of a dentist , merchants , a state tax collector - stood in the shadow of the University of Athens before another day of battle in the Greek capital 's running street protests .
`` What I feel when I see this , '' said one young man , a hard plastic helmet covering his curly brown hair , `` is that I am loving my city more than ever .
Because we are all here .
Because we are discussing , really , what is going on here .
The system has failed us .
The politicians failed us . ''
`` I do feel bad when I see property burned , '' said a man wearing ski goggles and a dark blue jacket .
`` But this is a statement , a manifestation of what we see has gone wrong here . ''
For more than a week , Greece has been shaken by a rebellion .
A deadly police shooting Dec. 6 in Athens of Alexandros Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed <m> touched off </m> the first riots .
Then something else stirred .
A coming-of-age generation from Thessaloniki to Athens rose up to attack dozens of police stations , occupy university campuses and prompt the closing of the international airport .
Some of their demands are immediate:
They want police banned from carrying guns .
Others are less defined:
They are looking for government to change .
The center-right government of Costas Karamanlis , increasingly unpopular amid mounting economic problems , did n't anticipate or understand how the anger had spiraled .
The youth were suddenly lashing out at all that ails Greece : a weak government , an economy that remains one of the poorest of the European Union and their own bleak job prospects .
They looted businesses , pelted police with stones and ran amok near government banks , offices and university campuses with Molotov cocktails .
About 100 people have been injured .
Property damage is an estimated $ 2 million .
Talk of what happened in Athens and Thessaloniki has spread to Italy and Spain , which have had protests of their own .
Few of the dozen people interviewed in Athens said they had a permanent job or a job that guaranteed a pension .
Many older spectators said they are sympathetic - even if they did n't like the ruin left behind .
`` I feel sorry for the young , `` said 40-year-old Tsikala Stephania , a public sector worker .
`` They do n't see much of a future , and they have to show their wrath in some way . '' |
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They gripped rocks and stones , looking ready for a fight .
But the five young men - sons of a dentist , merchants , a state tax collector - stood in the shadow of the University of Athens before another day of battle in the Greek capital 's running street protests .
`` What I feel when I see this , '' said one young man , a hard plastic helmet covering his curly brown hair , `` is that I am loving my city more than ever .
Because we are all here .
Because we are discussing , really , what is going on here .
The system has failed us .
The politicians failed us . ''
`` I do feel bad when I see property burned , '' said a man wearing ski goggles and a dark blue jacket .
`` But this is a statement , a manifestation of what we see has gone wrong here . ''
For more than a week , Greece has been shaken by a rebellion .
A deadly police shooting Dec. 6 in Athens of Alexandros Grigoropoulos , 15 , was killed touched off the first <m> riots </m> .
Then something else stirred .
A coming-of-age generation from Thessaloniki to Athens rose up to attack dozens of police stations , occupy university campuses and prompt the closing of the international airport .
Some of their demands are immediate:
They want police banned from carrying guns .
Others are less defined:
They are looking for government to change .
The center-right government of Costas Karamanlis , increasingly unpopular amid mounting economic problems , did n't anticipate or understand how the anger had spiraled .
The youth were suddenly lashing out at all that ails Greece : a weak government , an economy that remains one of the poorest of the European Union and their own bleak job prospects .
They looted businesses , pelted police with stones and ran amok near government banks , offices and university campuses with Molotov cocktails .
About 100 people have been injured .
Property damage is an estimated $ 2 million .
Talk of what happened in Athens and Thessaloniki has spread to Italy and Spain , which have had protests of their own .
Few of the dozen people interviewed in Athens said they had a permanent job or a job that guaranteed a pension .
Many older spectators said they are sympathetic - even if they did n't like the ruin left behind .
`` I feel sorry for the young , `` said 40-year-old Tsikala Stephania , a public sector worker .
`` They do n't see much of a future , and they have to show their wrath in some way . '' |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD <m> officers </m> shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn <m> resident </m> after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say <m> he </m> pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at <m> officers </m> on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after <m> police </m> say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for <m> Kimani Gray </m> turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 <m> people </m> rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at <m> officers </m>
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw <m> bottles </m> at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a <m> gun </m> at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers <m> on Saturday </m>
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic <m> tonight </m> as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray <m> turned </m> chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he <m> pointed </m> a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people <m> rioted </m> and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and <m> threw </m> bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers <m> shot </m> and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful <m> protest </m> for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and <m> killed </m> a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned <m> chaotic </m> tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police <m> say </m> he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger here' : Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for <m> 16 - year - old </m> shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger here' : Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for 16 - year - old shot by <m> cops </m>
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger here' : Riot breaks out <m> in Brooklyn </m> following candlelight vigil for 16 - year - old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger <m> here' </m> : Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for 16 - year - old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger here' : Riot breaks out in Brooklyn <m> following </m> candlelight vigil for 16 - year - old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger here' : <m> Riot </m> breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for 16 - year - old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger here' : Riot <m> breaks out </m> in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for 16 - year - old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger here' : Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight <m> vigil </m> for 16 - year - old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of anger here' : Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for 16 - year - old <m> shot </m> by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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'There ’ s a lot of <m> anger </m> here' : Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following candlelight vigil for 16 - year - old shot by cops
Memorial for Kimani 'Kiki' Gray , who was fatally wounded by police Saturday after allegedly pointing a gun in their direction , turned ugly as nearly 100 angry mourners clashed with cops , tossing bottles and creating a melee .
PUBLISHED : MONDAY , MARCH 11 , 2013 , 10 : 34 PM
UPDATED : TUESDAY , MARCH 12 , 2013 , 9 : 36 AM
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops , car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head .
The scenes of violence on blocks near the NYPD ’ s 67th Precinct stationhouse followed a protest march that grew out of a candlelight vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police bullets on Saturday .
In the aftermath of the riot , as police were trying to secure the area and assess damage to stores along streets strewn with broken glass , City Councilman Jumaane Williams called for Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg to visit the community .
“ There ’ s a lot of anger here , ” said Williams , whose district includes the riot zone .
“ This isn ’ t just from one particular shooting .
A whole community has not been heard for far too long . ”
Kelly visited the precinct stationhouse about 12 : 30 a . m . Tuesday — more than four hours after the chaos began — but did not speak to reporters .
The vigil for Kimani was held at E . 52nd St . and Tilden Ave . , the location of the shooting , which has caused tensions to simmer in the community , in part because the boy ’ s family contests police allegations that he was armed with a handgun .
Starting at about 8 p . m . , nearly 100 people set off from the vigil site to march the more than 20 blocks to the precinct stationhouse , on Snyder Ave . near Nostrand Ave .
But the procession , peaceful at first , turned into a wild confrontation between furious marchers and cops after a faction broke off from the group and began to smash car and store windows with rocks and jump on the tops of vehicles , police sources and witnesses said .
“ I was sitting in my living room , ” said Mary John , 43 , who witnessed destruction near E . 31st St . and Church Ave .
“ People were standing up on vehicles .
I saw them take garbage from the sidewalk and throw it onto the street .
I saw someone take a TV and smash it into my neighbor ’ s car .
They were throwing rocks at the cars .
“ I said , ‘ Oh my god !
What ’ s going on here ? ’ ” she continued .
“ They were calling out , ‘ Rest in peace , Kiki . ’
I was shocked . ”
Abdoulaye Barry , 24 , who works at African Movies , at Church Ave . and E . 31st St . , described how rioters tried to storm the business .
He said he was outside , saw rioters causing mayhem in the streets , and rushed back to urge his co - workers to lock the store ’ s gates .
Rioters rushed the entrance , fighting with workers as they struggled to lock the roll - down gates , he said .
The workers succeeded — barely .
But they locked themselves into the store from the inside .
Firefighters later had to cut the gates to liberate them .
“ It was like the end of the world , ” Barry told the Daily News .
“ That ’ s the first time something like that had happened here . ”
At a Rite Aid drug store on Church Ave . near Albany Ave . , which had about 60 people inside at the time , at least one rioter physically assaulted a customer — cracking him over the head with a glass bottle .
He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and listed in stable condition later , a police spokeswoman said .
A manager of the store was also assaulted ; he refused medical attention , the spokeswoman said .
There were unconfirmed reports the store was looted ; the police spokeswoman said only that the cash registers were not robbed .
When cops finally managed to block the mob ’ s progress , about a block from the 67th Precinct stationhouse , rioters began pitching glass bottles at police officers as they moved in on the crowd , a police source said .
One person threw a garbage can at a cop , the source added .
“ They ’ re acting rowdy and calling us racist , ” said a police officer at the scene .
As rioters fled into the night and protestors began making their way back toward E . 52nd St . , Williams joined the fray and tried to prevent more violence .
“ The mayor and the [ police ] commissioner should be down here .
Right now ! ”
Williams , a critic of NYPD policy , said before Kelly appeared on the scene .
“ There ’ s a feeling that they don ’ t really care .
They are leading and policing for one portion of this city .
But they ’ re not paying attention to the other parts ; they ’ re not listening to them . ”
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio , a Democratic candidate for mayor this year , also came to the area Monday night .
“ I understand if young people are frustrated , but we have to help them understand the way to deal with it should be a peaceful way , ” he said .
“ They have every right to protest — that ’ s the American way . ”
Williams said he was not surprised by the riot , only that it hadn ’ t happened before .
Critics of the NYPD ’ s controversial stop - and - frisk policy argued it leads to distrust of the police by the black community because its members are stopped in such high numbers .
“ When something happens , we should be able to trust the police and what they say , ” Williams said .
“ Police officers shooting black men , black men shooting black men , it ’ s a problem that needs to be dealt with .
If they want to ignore it , it ’ s just going to keep happening . ”
Following the shooting death of Kimani on Saturday , police officials said he flashed a gun at a pair of plainclothes cops who approached a stoop where he and others were hanging out .
Police said a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene — but family of the slain teen , who was hit multiple times by police bullets , vehemently deny that he was carrying a weapon .
Before the riot Monday , a police source told The News that investigators believe Kimani was a member of the Bloods street gang .
The source pointed to two YouTube videos , published last year , that featured violence between Bloods and Crips .
The source said Kimani appears in both videos , which The News has refrained from publishing due to graphic content .
In one video , Kimani is clad in a red Adidas hoodie and goes by the nickname “ Shapow , ” the source said .
He can be seen taunting and hitting a 13 - year - old rival on Nostrand Ave . near Glenwood Rd . in Flatbush after the adversary flashed gang signs and said he runs with the Crips .
Kimani also swiped a beaded necklace from the Crip and then stomped on it , the video shows , while his friends in the background identified themselves as Bloods .
The second video captured an apparent Crips retaliation following the smackdown .
A group of self - identified Crips stormed a McDonald ’ s on Utica Ave . and Ave . H in Flatbush after they spotted Kimani and other alleged Bloods inside , according to the video .
After a minute of heckling and heated exchanges inside the McDonald ’ s , the Crips retreated outside .
They mocked Kimani for refusing to come out into the parking lot . |
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Enraged <m> protesters </m> battle cops in Brooklyn streets during third night of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters battle <m> cops </m> in Brooklyn streets during third night of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters battle cops in Brooklyn streets during third night of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old <m> Kimani Gray </m> was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters battle cops <m> in Brooklyn streets </m> during third night of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters battle cops in Brooklyn streets during third night of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot <m> in the back </m>
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters battle cops in Brooklyn streets during <m> third night </m> of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters <m> battle </m> cops in Brooklyn streets during third night of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters battle cops in Brooklyn streets during third night of <m> rioting </m> after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters battle cops in Brooklyn streets during third night of rioting after it's <m> revealed </m> that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Enraged protesters battle cops in Brooklyn streets during third night of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was <m> shot </m> in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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<m> Enraged </m> protesters battle cops in Brooklyn streets during third night of rioting after it's revealed that 16 - year - old Kimani Gray was shot in the back
As fights between cops and angry teens erupted in East Flatbush , 46 were arrested Wednesday night .
Police struggled to control a furious crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil .
PUBLISHED : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 13 , 2013 , 2 : 29 PM
UPDATED : THURSDAY , MARCH 14 , 2013 , 9 : 31 AM
Protesters enraged over the fatal shooting of a teenager by police poured into Brooklyn streets for a third straight night Wednesday , pitching bricks , bottles and garbage in furious clashes with cops .
At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave . in East Flatbush .
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd that broke away from a planned peaceful vigil for Kimani ( Kiki ) Gray , 16 , killed by police on Saturday night .
Gray ’ s sister Mahnefeh was among those arrested .
A police officer suffered a gash in the face when a tossed brick hit him , NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said , and a window was smashed in an inspector ’ s car .
“ They didn ’ t have to kill him , ” Makaeo Williams , 18 , said as police on motorcycles tracked alongside him .
“ I ’ m feeling mad inside .
I ’ m angry .
That ’ s why I ’ m out here . ”
Many in the community contest police allegations that Gray pointed a gun at cops when he was shot during a confrontation with two plainclothes officers on E . 52nd St . Saturday night .
Those suspicions on the street intensified Wednesday when an autopsy report revealed Gray was hit by seven bullets — three to the back .
It was not clear in what order the shots struck the teen or whether he had his back to the police when they opened fire .
A witness told the Daily News Tuesday that the youth did not have a gun in his hand .
But a police spokesman said the witness told detectives she couldn ’ t see the incident clearly “ from the angle I was at . ”
A woman who identified herself as Gray ’ s cousin told news outlets Wednesday that the teen was carrying a gun for a friend and was trying to alert cops that he had a weapon when he was shot .
A loaded . 38 - caliber revolver was recovered at the scene .
The trouble Wednesday night began soon after more than 200 people set off from the vigil site at Church Ave . and E . 55th St . around 8 : 30 p . m .
Dozens chanted “ NYPD , KKK , how many kids did you kill today ” as they marched west on Church Ave . toward the 67th Precinct stationhouse .
But things quickly got out of hand as some protesters tried to climb on police motorcycles .
Men and women were pepper - sprayed and thrown to the ground and handcuffed .
“ I ’ m scared for everything , myself , my store , my workers , ” said Salm Sami , 45 , who owns the Deli , Grill & Grocery at Church and New York Aves .
“ This is three days of this . ”
The protesters eventually backtracked to the vigil site where the parents of Ramarley Graham — an unarmed teenager fatally shot by police in the Bronx last year — were waiting .
“ It never seems to end , ” said Frank Graham , Ramarley ’ s father .
“ The community has a right to be angry . ”
But City Councilman Jumaane Williams , a frequent NYPD critic , blasted outsiders who he said escalated tensions .
“ Please stay the HELL out of our community will only agitate our kids , ” Williams fumed on Twitter .
“ It ’ s dangerous and counterproductive . ” |
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Brooklyn Neighborhood Is 'A Powder Keg' After <m> Teen </m> Killed By Police
MAR . 14 , 2013 , 8 : 12 PM
Hostility has been mounting this week in East Flatbush , Brooklyn , after two plainclothes police officers fatally shot 16 - year - old Kimani Gray after he allegedly pointed a revolver at them on Saturday night .
On Monday a group of about 130 people were marching toward the 67th Police Precinct station when about two dozen young protesters splintered off — drawing riot police — and trashed a Rite Aid .
Tuesday the crowd was mostly calm , but on Wednesday — the same day Gray's autopsy showed he had been shot seven times — part of the 200 person crowd became unruly .
The night began with hope that Gray's mother would speak at a vigil alongside mothers of local shooting victims , but the night turned when about 30 young men showed up in the shadows across the street .
"They were staying in the dark area of the street , " a witness told CNN .
"You just knew it was going to turn into the cops trying to contain those kids who were obviously gonna go for it .
That just stopped the original intention of the night . "
The witness said the teenagers suddenly took off , fanning through streets and side streets , followed by the sound of glass breaking and metal store - front gates being pulled down .
Protesters began throwing bricks and bottles while cops began pepper - spraying and arresting .
By the end an officer's face and the window of a police van had been hit with bricks , and 46 people had been arrested .
The string of incidents has amplified the distrustful friction between the neighborhood's informal crews of armed teenagers and its aggressive police , whom residents say make prejudiced decisions based on race .
Kenneth J . Montgomery , an attorney for the Gray family , told the LA Times that the police "patrol these neighborhoods like they ’ re paramilitary . ”
“ [ The police ] have a hard time because there ’ s a lot of crime in the neighborhood , ” a local barber told The New York Times .
“ But when they play hardball , they end up going after innocent people , too . ”
Police say that on Saturday around 11 : 30 p . m . Kimani Gray was standing outside his home with five other young men before splitting off when he noticed two plainclothes officers in an unmarked car .
After he "adjusted his waistband and continued to act in a suspicious manner , ” officials say the cops got out of their car and approached Gray — who allegedly turned toward them with a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver in hand .
The 30 - year - old sergeant and 26 - year - old fired 11 shots — the autopsy showed that seven bullets entered Gray's body , three of them from the rear .
A revolver loaded with four bullets was reportedly recovered from the scene .
Police commissioner Raymond Kelly told the New York Times there was “ nothing to indicate that this shooting was outside the guidelines ” while John C . Cerar , the former commander for firearms training at the Police Department , said "it appears to be a good shooting ” under the reported circumstances .
That statement doesn't pacify neighborhood residents , who question the official story — some in the community don't believe Gray had a gun — and perceive the officers' behavior as part of a larger trend of NYPD antagonism .
“ We ’ re talking about a powder keg out here .
Any incident could trigger it , ” City Councilman Charles Barron told the LA Times .
On Wednesday tensions "seemed to be decreasing until Mahnefah Gray , sister of the teen killed by police , was arrested while crossing the street , " according to Danny Gold of Metropolis . |
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Brooklyn Neighborhood Is 'A Powder Keg' After Teen Killed By <m> Police </m>
MAR . 14 , 2013 , 8 : 12 PM
Hostility has been mounting this week in East Flatbush , Brooklyn , after two plainclothes police officers fatally shot 16 - year - old Kimani Gray after he allegedly pointed a revolver at them on Saturday night .
On Monday a group of about 130 people were marching toward the 67th Police Precinct station when about two dozen young protesters splintered off — drawing riot police — and trashed a Rite Aid .
Tuesday the crowd was mostly calm , but on Wednesday — the same day Gray's autopsy showed he had been shot seven times — part of the 200 person crowd became unruly .
The night began with hope that Gray's mother would speak at a vigil alongside mothers of local shooting victims , but the night turned when about 30 young men showed up in the shadows across the street .
"They were staying in the dark area of the street , " a witness told CNN .
"You just knew it was going to turn into the cops trying to contain those kids who were obviously gonna go for it .
That just stopped the original intention of the night . "
The witness said the teenagers suddenly took off , fanning through streets and side streets , followed by the sound of glass breaking and metal store - front gates being pulled down .
Protesters began throwing bricks and bottles while cops began pepper - spraying and arresting .
By the end an officer's face and the window of a police van had been hit with bricks , and 46 people had been arrested .
The string of incidents has amplified the distrustful friction between the neighborhood's informal crews of armed teenagers and its aggressive police , whom residents say make prejudiced decisions based on race .
Kenneth J . Montgomery , an attorney for the Gray family , told the LA Times that the police "patrol these neighborhoods like they ’ re paramilitary . ”
“ [ The police ] have a hard time because there ’ s a lot of crime in the neighborhood , ” a local barber told The New York Times .
“ But when they play hardball , they end up going after innocent people , too . ”
Police say that on Saturday around 11 : 30 p . m . Kimani Gray was standing outside his home with five other young men before splitting off when he noticed two plainclothes officers in an unmarked car .
After he "adjusted his waistband and continued to act in a suspicious manner , ” officials say the cops got out of their car and approached Gray — who allegedly turned toward them with a loaded . 38 - caliber revolver in hand .
The 30 - year - old sergeant and 26 - year - old fired 11 shots — the autopsy showed that seven bullets entered Gray's body , three of them from the rear .
A revolver loaded with four bullets was reportedly recovered from the scene .
Police commissioner Raymond Kelly told the New York Times there was “ nothing to indicate that this shooting was outside the guidelines ” while John C . Cerar , the former commander for firearms training at the Police Department , said "it appears to be a good shooting ” under the reported circumstances .
That statement doesn't pacify neighborhood residents , who question the official story — some in the community don't believe Gray had a gun — and perceive the officers' behavior as part of a larger trend of NYPD antagonism .
“ We ’ re talking about a powder keg out here .
Any incident could trigger it , ” City Councilman Charles Barron told the LA Times .
On Wednesday tensions "seemed to be decreasing until Mahnefah Gray , sister of the teen killed by police , was arrested while crossing the street , " according to Danny Gold of Metropolis . |
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