Protesting the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Photo by Jazmin Garcia for Intersections South LA.
Police barricade against protesters. Photo by Jazmin Garcia for Intersections South LA.
A day after a jury in Florida found George Zimmerman guilty in the killing of the unarmed Black teenager Trayvon Martin, protesters took to the streets in the Crenshaw District, spilling onto the eastbound lanes of the 10 Freeway.
Protesters shut down the freeway for about a half hour, according to NBC4. South L.A. activist Jasmyne Cannick tweeted photos showing police and demonstrators confronting each other on the freeway, and at one point she tweeted, “LAPD has protestors surrounded almost on a sides. Won’t let protestors through.”
News reports said protesters threw bottles, rocks and batteries at police and that police fired rubber bullets at the demonstrators. One protester was arrested.
Protesters spilling onto the 10 Freeway at Crenshaw Boulevard. Photo by Jazmin Garcia for Intersections South LA.
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