46 People Arrested During Brooklyn Protest Over Teen Killed By Police Things are continuing to heat up in NYC as a heartbroken community in Brooklyn continues to protest the shooting death of a 16-year-old teenager who allegedly pointed a gun at NYPD before they opened fire, shooting him to death. via The Grio Nearly four dozen people were arrested as scores of demonstrators gathered in Brooklyn for a third consecutive day to protest the NYPD department following the police-involved shooting of a 16-year-old boy over the weekend, authorities said. Protesters attended a candlelight vigil Wednesday night for Kimani “Kiki” Gray just blocks from where he was shot to death by police Saturday night. The anger was palpable as a group of young people heckled police officers in helmets and later marched down a street. The vigil’s organizers tried and failed to calm the young people, some of whom later threw bottles at police officers. One officer’s face was hit with a brick; he was treated for a laceration and released from Suny Downstate Hospital, police confirmed. Forty-six people were arrested on disorderly conduct charges during Wednesday evening’s protest, including Gray’s sister, police told NBC 4 New York. Police said additional and varying charges are pending for many of those arrested. Specific charges against Gray’s sister were not immediatgely clear. A spokesman for Gray’s parents said they would not speak publicly as long as there was violence, which he said has “clouded their message.” “It’s a tough time for the community,” said the spokesman, Rev. Gilford Monrose. “But the family and myself do not condone the violence.” Too many lives are being lost as a result of these young people being in the wrong place at the wrong time and often for the wrong reasons. Finding a way to reach these teenagers before the end up in situation like the one young man and so many others have found themselves in is becoming more critical by the day. Photo Credit: NBC
