Alissa Kokkins
(ANTIMEDIA) Los Angeles, CA — As rain poured in Los Angeles on Sunday night, outraged community members packed the steps of Pershing Square. General Jeff, from Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) declared to those gathered:
If you notice, the heavens are crying right now. Another senseless murder at the hands of Los Angeles Police Department.Joined by Black Lives Matter, Los Angeles, LA CAN addressed the somber crowd gathered in response to LAPD’s execution of an unarmed man from the Skid Row community earlier that afternoon. A killing that went viral after a video of the incident was posted to Facebook by eyewitness, Anthony Blackburn. Although the execution caught the attention of the masses and media, locals were outraged that LAPD had been speaking to the press while simultaneously refusing to talk to Skid Row residents about the execution; the very people LAPD’s actions impact the most.