"I'm really hurting. I'm not shedding tears," she said. "God got him. But it's not the point about that, it's the way he went with the police."
"The police out here just killing people like they're the fucking Ku Klux Klan."
ANC Commissioner Paul Trantham told me "the video will be released tomorrow morning by the mayor, and according to them, the video shows where the police acted correctly."
It's noon as I tweet this. The video is expected to come out later today, but hasn't yet.
ANC Commissioner Paul Trantham tried to tell Deon Kay's aunt that Mayor Bowser and Chief of Police Newsham assured him the video would come out.
He claimed, "I'm not saying it's right or wrong."
"My nephew was an honor role student, he loved going to school," his aunt told me when I asked about his life. "He liked doing artistic stuff. He was always alone."
"Whatever happened I don't know. I just want justice."
"That's all I want is justice."
As I was interviewing Deon Kay's aunt, next to us ANC Commissioner Paul Trantham was arguing with a Black Lives Matter activist who accused him of "kissing the motherfucking police's ass."
The two were forced apart by activists and police.
"Arrest the cops! Arrest the cops!"
The rally outside the police station continued into the night. Other than the very beginning, it remained peaceful.
More to come, as I also collected footage of the protesters gathering last night at Mayor Bowser's house...
Police have released bodycamera footage showing their shooting death of Deon Kay.
I will continue to post about last night's activism in this thread, but see the threw quote-tweeted below for more on the shooting itself.
VIDEO THREAD: Barely a day after their encampment was raided, pro-Palestine activists set up another encampment in front of a George Washington University administrators' building.
In this uncut shot, you'll see the activists set up several new tents by surprise in minutes.
2) Pro-Palestine protesters at George Washington University linked arms after forming their new encampment.
Police formed a line facing them on one side (leaving the other side open) and pushed media and others with a vantage point significantly back.
3) One MPD officer took a quick selfie from the police line.
VIDEO THREAD: Police cleared the pro-Palestine encampment at George Washington University early this morning in a pre-dawn raid, arresting dozens and apparently deploying pepper spray.
"F--- the pigs!" yelled activists as police swarmed a wide perimeter around the area.
2) Police and DC Department of Public Works could be seen dumping tents and other camping equipment where the encampment had been at GW.
This comes just hours before Mayor Bowser is set to testify before Congress.
3) As the sun rose near George Washington University, the activist who were not arrested regrouped.
Organizers recommended those who the police had pepper-sprayed go home, and others go to jail support for their detained comrades.
THREAD: I was one of only two media I'm aware of in the courtroom today for a lengthy hearing where the federal government fought to hold Russell "Duke" Vane IV pre-trial.
This thread will be based on my notes and court documents.
BREAKING THREAD: On April 11, Russell Vane IV - the subject of my reporting who allegedly attempted to provoke a Virginia militia group into producing explosives - was arrested.
He is charged with "Attempted production of a biological agent or toxin."
3) The feds cite my reporting, where I show unclassified government documents that the Virginia Kekoas militia members were allegedly handed by Duke, and he later appears to acknowledge giving them.
INVESTIGATIVE VIDEO THREAD: The Virginia Kekoas, a pro-gun prepper militia based in Eastern Virginia and formerly affiliated with the Boogaloo movement, tells News2Share that they recently kicked out a member they believe may have been plotting an explosives-related entrapment attempt against the group, or worse.
Russell Richardson Vane IV first made contact with the Virginia Kekoas in April 2022, according to the group's leader Eddie Ray, who goes by "ICE" and member Cody Beckner, who goes by "Sasquatch." Vane allegedly adopted the call sign "Duke."
The pair provided extensive screenshots and documents showing that since joining, Vane - as "Duke" - engaged in an escalating sequence of unusual behavior that included apparent provocations for the group to develop homemade explosives. Homemade explosives lacking an ATF registration are generally a federal felony.
"Sasquatch" and "ICE" spoke exclusively to News2Share to provide a thorough timeline of the events that led up to "Duke" being removed from their organization.
2) ICE and Sasquatch say that upon reaching out to the Kekoas in 2022, Duke identified himself as working for the CIA, but was allowed to remain a prospective member rather than being ejected because they believed he may have advanced knowledge of world-altering events.
3) Within two weeks of joining, the pair say Duke asked about a "group fund." They say no fund exists and members pay their own way, but such a fund could "fall under certain federal laws" like RICO.
ICE says Duke also asked about forming his own chapter and was denied.