More than 200 protesters outside South LA LASD station demanding justice for #DijonKizzee. About 75 deputies in riot gear stand guard yards away.
Pastor Eddie Anderson stands on flatbed in front of LASD’s South LA station demanding whichever deputies killed #DijonKizzee be fired and prosecuted.
The cousin of #DijonKizee struggles to get out her thanks to the crowd for their support.
“I am angry. We are angry. The family is angry.”
“I am angry. We are angry. The family is angry.”
#DijonKizzee’s friends and family want to show who he was as a person. This friend says he supported her through her journey to get a degree in criminal justice.
She ends her comments with: “Don’t let them get their hands on you.”
She ends her comments with: “Don’t let them get their hands on you.”
A handful of protesters stare down the deputies as the rally continues 
A few deputies have set down their weapons and seem to be wilting in the 93 degree heat as protesters shout insults
.@BLMLA leaders command protesters to step away from the barricades as deputies edge closer but also warn “If you have children please get your children out of here, stuff is about to go down.”
Black Lives Matter-LA leader Joseph Williams gets protesters to refocus on marching
BLM leader Future explains the commotion. She says a protester had touched the barricade prompting deputies to fire warning shots, which caused people to run toward the station.
“When we move it will be on our terms, in our way.”
“When we move it will be on our terms, in our way.”
Protesters regroup and begin march down Imperial Highway in name of #DijonKizzee
Before the march started, I talked to Donnell Russell, Kizzee’s cousin by marriage. He wants the deputies who killed him prosecuted but also talked about the futility of the situation.
“Naming those 2 doesn’t really make a difference, they’re hiring 2 more.”
“Naming those 2 doesn’t really make a difference, they’re hiring 2 more.”
Shaneika Hall, cousin to #DijonKizzee, saves her greatest concern for Kizzee’s 18 yo brother Sean.
“He’s quiet. He has no words. He has no tears yet.”
“He’s quiet. He has no words. He has no tears yet.”
Marchers for #DijonKizzee are blocking part of the 110. @bfeinzimer is there.
https://twitter.com/bfeinzimer/status/1302420738658369538
Alternate view of 110 south just a few minutes ago. 8 highway patrol cars racing in direction of #DijonKizzee protest. Traffic on 110 south stalled up to Manchester exit
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