Tensions rise after fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies
The fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies sparks protests and questions.
![Los Angeles, CA SEPTEMBER 8, 2020: The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department declared an unlawful assembly and moved towards a crowd that gathered near the corner of Imperial Hwy and Normandy in Los Angeles, CA September 8, 2020. There have been three straight nights of protest outside the South LA Sheriff's station following the deadly deputy involved shooting of Dijan Kizzee. (Francine Orr/ Los AngelesTimes)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/147f96f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fb9%2F356364d2409fbf4b7521c2327c95%2Fla-photos-1staff-609194-la-me-dijan-kizzee-demonstration-09.FO.jpg)
Demonstrators gather Tuesday near the corner of Imperial Highway and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles, where Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies declared an unlawful assembly.
(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
![People taken into custody Tuesday in Los Angeles.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/126949d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4291x3039+0+0/resize/1355x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2F54%2F8ebdde4044bfabd61a41644dad17%2Fla-photos-1staff-609194-la-me-dijan-kizzee-demonstration-07.FO.jpg)
A few people were taken into custody Tuesday after the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department declared an unlawful assembly and moved toward a crowd that gathered near the corner of Imperial Highway and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
![Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies staff a control line Tuesday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd471db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3f%2F83%2Fe115697b4c448a158cf8c16b1b9a%2Fla-photos-1staff-609194-la-me-dijan-kizzee-demonstration-11.FO.jpg)
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies watch a crowd that gathered Tuesday near the corner of Imperial Highway and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
Revolution Club LA caravans Tuesday throughout a South Los Angeles neighborhood protesting the shooting of Dijon Kizzee. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)
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Rima Williams, cousin of Dijon Kizzee, on Tuesday places a lighted candle at the memorial where Kizzee was shot along the 1300 block of West 109th Place in Los Angeles. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)
Lucha Bright, left, of Revolution Club LA, caravans Tuesday with other members throughout a South Los Angeles neighborhood protesting the shooting of Dijon Kizzee. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)
The family of Dijon Kizzee gathers Saturday with protesters in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station to demand justice for Dijon Kizzee. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
Protesters gather Saturday in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station to demand justice for Dijon Kizzee. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
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People block northbound Interstate 110 on Saturday during a protest of the fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee in Los Angeles. (Josie Norris/Los Angeles Times)
People look out their window as a crowd walks past Saturday to honor Dijon Kizzee along West Imperial Highway in Los Angeles. (Josie Norris/Los Angeles Times)
Protesters gather Saturday in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station to demand justice for Dijon Kizzee. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
On Aug. 31, residents confront L.A. County sheriff’s deputies after the Kizzee shooting in the South L.A. neighborhood of Westmont. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Family and friends of Dijon Kizzee stand near the site of the shooting on Aug. 31. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Residents face off with L.A. County sheriff’s deputies hours after officers fatally shot Kizzee, a Black man, in South Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A resident looks on as protesters gather on Budlong Avenue hours after the Aug. 31 shooting. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said Kizzee had fled officers and struck one of them during a pursuit. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Protesters confront sheriff’s deputies on Budlong Avenue in South Los Angeles on Aug. 31. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The Aug. 31 confrontation lasted into the night and grew tense. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Protesters maintain a vigil on Budlong Avenue hours after the fatal shooting. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
A sheriff’s deputy at the scene of the fatal deputy-involved shooting. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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A sheriff’s deputy at the scene of the Aug. 31 protests. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A helicopter circles above Budlong Avenue during the Aug. 31 protest. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Protesters gather on Budlong Avenue hours after the fatal shooting. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A sheriff’s deputy at the scene on the night of the shooting. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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