Twitchy could report tonight on the #ICantBreathe die-in at New York’s Grand Central Station, but that has quite literally become a regularly scheduled Monday night event. What is new is the die-in at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. and Crenshaw boulevards in Los Angeles, provoked by the release of an autopsy report on Ezell Ford.
30-40 protesters stage 'die-in' at Martin Luther King Jr./Crenshaw blvds in peaceful protest of #EzellFord shooting pic.twitter.com/P7VujVOBFt
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/70torinoman/status/549736522811838464
#Ezellford protest at Crenshaw and MLK. pic.twitter.com/tcgXpWnbfQ
— Ken Koller (@code20photog) December 30, 2014
HAPPENING NOW! Intersection of Crenshaw and MLK. #EzellFord #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/XjwhG1JTZ9
— (((Aryeh Cohen))) (@IrMiklat) December 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/ABC7Melissa/status/549734685480198144
Protestors block streets in south Los Angeles after autopsy report released on #EzellFord. LAT photo by @WallySkalij pic.twitter.com/gDrlUg2Td7
— Robert St. John (@RStjohn_latimes) December 30, 2014
Ford was killed in August after being shot three times by police, once in the back. Police say the third shot was the result of a struggle with Ford, who allegedly “pinned the officer to the ground and tried to remove his handgun from his holster.”
.@LAPDChiefBeck says #EzellFord was shot in the back by an officer who had been tackled and was on the ground. Wrapped arm around Ford.
— Kate Mather (@katemather) December 29, 2014
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#EzellFord autopsy shows he was shot three times: in side, arm and back. Report says skin on back showed "muzzle imprint."
— Kate Mather (@katemather) December 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/StylistSunshine/status/549685867888267264
The release of the autopsy findings was accompanied by a citywide tactical alert.
#LAPD on citywide, tactical alert in response to #EzellFord autopsy report release. @LAPDChiefBeck holding 2:30pm press conference. @NBCLA
— Tena Ezzeddine (@TenaNYCLA) December 29, 2014
Protest organizers chant #icantbreathe to drown out agitating protester. #EzellFord https://t.co/OMeJuplzIS
— Tre'vell Anderson (@TrevellAnderson) December 30, 2014
"We need to protest on a level we've never protested before," pastor tells crowd. #EzellFord
— Brittny Mejia (@brittny_mejia) December 30, 2014
Earlier video of protesters getting down on the ground in the middle of intersection after march from Leime… https://t.co/2fjuYBNW2w
— Brittny Mejia (@brittny_mejia) December 30, 2014
I'm all for nonviolence, but it's time to arm ourselves. Protect ourselves. Protest, yes, but armed for whatever comes #EzellFord
— Name cannot be blank? (@GuyNthehat) December 30, 2014
A man's call for a revolution is annoying some activists & reporters at Leimert Park. #EzellFord autopsy. https://t.co/6X5agyB3Gw
— Ruben Vives (@LATvives) December 30, 2014
As small as the protest looks in Los Angeles, those demonstrating the death of Antonio Martin in Berkeley, Mo., weren’t above turning to Twitter for more participants to help shut down the highway.
We need bodies !! Frost & Hanley #Berkeley
— Rik (@ImRikaJai) December 30, 2014
If you're in #STL, ppl are asking for people to go to Frost & Hanley in #Berkeley! #Ferguson #LRT
— Fake Paul Bunyan (@local_maxima) December 30, 2014
A friend lives in #Berkeley and she just reported that the riots have started again. QT/Mobil shut down. Windows shattered in Chinese rest.
— Chrissi Runnergirl (@ChrissiRuns) December 30, 2014
#Berkeley Police on scene just asked for more assistance #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/jZWhYesHQH
— Bradley J. Rayford (@BradleyRayford) December 30, 2014
A white sedan just drove through the crowd of Protestors in the street. He drove away with 1 man on his hood. #Berkeley #AntonioMartin
— Bradley J. Rayford (@BradleyRayford) December 30, 2014
Protestors are blocking Northbound I-170 at Hanley exit #Berkeley #AntonioMartin
— Bradley J. Rayford (@BradleyRayford) December 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/STLeftist/status/549750751912681472
The Protestors just exited the Highway and are now on N. Hanley marching towards the Mobil where #AntonioMartin was shot #Berkeley
— Bradley J. Rayford (@BradleyRayford) December 30, 2014
#AntonioMartin RT @search4swag: Protesters at Hanley & Frost #Berkeley police are present. https://t.co/liNEZ3Zu0Z
— Staci D Kramer (@sdkstl) December 30, 2014
Whatever happened to that protester who was driven away on a car hood?
https://twitter.com/TheRobertBriggs/status/549744493529145344
@BradleyRayford get out of the road if you wanna grow old
— Allen Pembridge (@APembridge) December 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/PinxJinx/status/549757642001117184
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