Unrest in Brooklyn: Protesters Clash With Police Over Kimani Gray's Death
Kimani Gray's death brings out anger in East Flatbush.
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Kimani Gray Is Approached by Two Officers - A series of protests have erupted in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn since Monday night, following the killing of 16-year-old Kimani Gray Saturday night. Protesters have clashed with NYPD in the area resulting in dozens of arrests and violence. — Natelege Whaley On Saturday night (March 9), Kimani Gray was standing outside of a friend’s house with a group after a Sweet 16 party in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Two plain-clothes police officers patrolling the area got out of their unmarked car and approached the group.(Photo: Kimani Gray/Facebook)
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Police Fire 11 Shots Killing Teen - According to police reports, Gray removed himself from the group as Sgt. Mourad Mourad and Officer Jovaniel Cordova moved in. The two officers fired 11 rounds at Gray after he pointed a .38-caliber Rohn revolver at them. He died later that night at Kings County Hospital. (Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Gray’s Gun Was Loaded - Gray’s sister Mahnefah Gray, 19, said that she never knew her brother owned a gun. Witnesses told her he was adjusting his belt when he was shot. The NYPD reported that Gray’s gun was loaded with four live rounds.(Photo: Brooklyn News 12)
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Candlelight Vigil Turns Angry - The community held a candlelight vigil for Kimani Gray on Monday night, which started out as peaceful. But soon teens broke away from the crowd and began throwing garbage cans and bottles and trashed a nearby Rite Aid. (Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Protesters’ Angst Understood by Community Member - Sandra Mitchelin, 42, a community member who helped organize the vigil and said Gray was "like my son," said the teens grew violent because they were disappointed that no elected officials initially attended the vigil, according to DNAinfo.com. (Photo: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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Second Night of Protests Are Calm - On Tuesday night, protests continued with about 100 people gathering to march from the scene of the shooting to a police precinct in the East Flatbush neighborhood. (Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Autopsy for Kimani Gray Is Released - The medical examiner's office released Kimani Gray’s autopsy on Wednesday. The report said he was shot seven times and had wounds in the front and back of his body, including his shoulder, rib cage, forearm and legs, writes the Associated Press. (Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo)
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Third Night of Protests Ends in 46 Arrests - Another protest formed Wednesday night when half of the crowd at a vigil broke off and began marching toward a local police precinct. The night ended in 46 arrests, mostly for disorderly conduct, according to The New York Times.(Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Kimani Gray’s Family Holds News Conference - Carol Gray, Kimani Gray's mother, and other relatives held a news conference about the case Thursday. Gray tearfully demanded answers from the NYPD. "He was slaughtered," Gray said. "And I want to know why." (Photo: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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Gray’s Lawyer Denies Police Account of Shooting - Kenneth Montgomery, Gray’s attorney, denied the police’s original report that Gray pointed a gun at them. He cited the autopsy report, which showed that three of the seven bullets that killed Kimani hit him in the back.(Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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