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NYPD declares state of emergency in Brooklyn
New York riot police kettle a group of demonstrators during a vigil in Brooklyn on March 13, 2013.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has declared a state of emergency in Brooklyn amid clashes with demonstrators who held a vigil for the recent shooting of an African-American teenager.
The NYPD turned the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn into a ‘State of Exception’ on Thursday, arresting over 45 people including the sister of slain 16-year-old Kimani Gray.
On March 11, demonstrators held a vigil for Gray, who was fatally shot by undercover police officers who said the boy brandished a .38-caliber gun. Gray did not fire his handgun, which was recovered at the scene.
Meanwhile, protesters have demanded that the police officers involved in the shooting be brought to justice.
Local residents have grown quite suspicious and distrustful of the police, widely accusing NYPD officers of racial profiling and unfairly targeting mostly African-American youth in their supposed efforts to fight crime.
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2013-03-15 05:01:22
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