Brooklyn vigil for slain teen killed by NYPD snowballs into full blown riot
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Brooklyn vigil for slain teen killed by NYPD snowballs into full blown <m> riot </m>
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Brooklyn vigil for slain teen killed by NYPD snowballs into full blown <m> riot </m>
A candle light vigil turned violent Monday night in East Flatbush , Brooklyn .
Dozens gathered to remember 16 - year - old Kimani Gray .
NYPD officers shot and killed the teen late Saturday night .
What started as a march , soon turned into a riot .
Video posted on Youtube from OccupyBloomberg ’ s Ustream showed angry people screaming at the NYPD .
According to reports from the scene , people vandalized property , looted and threw bottles at police .
The NYPD said one person was arrested for disorderly conduct .
Overnight and into early Tuesday morning , police barricaded Snyder Avenue in front of the 67th precinct in East Flatbush .
Police still wearing helmets , guarded the block .
“ Tonight , we saw an explosion of anger from the youth in my community .
We have talked about this anger for years , but still the resources have not come to address it , ” said Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams in a press release following the riot .
“ We have talked about the corrosive relationship between our community and the NYPD , but still the Mayor and the Commissioner have failed to address the root causes of this tension .
Tonight , we saw that tension turn in a destructive manner .
I cannot and will not condone the damage caused to property or to person . ”
According to police , Kimani Gray had a . 38 caliber Rohm ’ s Industry revolver and he allegedly pointed it at the plain clothes officers Saturday night when they approached a group on East 52nd street in East Flatbush .
The officers fired their weapons and the teenager was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital .
The gun was found at the scene , said the NYPD .