Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at officers on Saturday
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Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at <m> officers </m> on Saturday
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'It sounds like a war zone' : Chaos in Brooklyn as 100 teenagers 'riot' on the streets following vigil of 16 - year - old who was shot dead by NYPD plainclothes cops
Two plainclothes NYPD officers shot and killed a 16 - year - old Brooklyn resident after police say he pointed a gun at <m> officers </m> on Saturday
When police approached to speak with the young man , cops say he turned on them and aimed a . 357 caliber revolver at them
Peaceful protest for Kimani Gray turned chaotic tonight as 100 people rioted and threw bottles at officers
PUBLISHED : 02 : 31 GMT , 12 March 2013 | UPDATED : 22 : 19 GMT , 12 March 2013
An orderly protest over the death of an armed 16 - year - old turned into a riot in Brooklyn tonight after young people started lashing out at NYPD officers .
Between 60 and 100 rioters gathered around Church and Snyder Ave . in East Flatbush and threw bottles and other debris at police , witnesses said , following a vigil for Kimani Gray , 16 , who was shot dead by two plainclothes officers over the weekend .
One person has been arrested , though no injuries have been reported .
They were lashing out at the NYPD , who they believe are responsible for the teen ’ s death .
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to MailOnline that there was a ‘ large disorderly group throwing bottles at police . ’
They said the protest began around 8 : 30pm tonight but the crowd is being dispersed by police .
New York City Councilman Jumaane D . Williams , who represents the area of Flatbush , has been tweeting live updates , and said : ‘ I ’ m in the middle of the riot action at Church and Snyder in my district .
Right now , things are tense .
Young people have expressed anger . ’
Mr Williams later described the scene of chaos in Flatbush , saying that garbage cans had been overturned and people smashed out windows .
He added that one person had been attacked outside of a local Rite Aid .
‘ Tonight was a peaceful vigil that devolved into a riot , ’ he wrote .
‘ The youth in this community have no outlets for their anger , no community . ’
Another Twitter user who is apparently at the site said that the riot 'sounds like a war zone . '
A source told the New York Daily News that the protest began some 20 blocks from where Gray was fatally shot .
The march went past the 67th Presinct station , where officers impeded the protest ’ s progress .
That ’ s when the peaceful protest got out of hand .
The unnamed NYPD officer told the Daily News that they saw teens jumping on cars and throwing bottles at officers .
Gray , 16 , was shot eleven times after police said he pulled out a . 357 revolver in East Flatbush , Brooklyn over the weekend .
Police say they came across a group of young men on Saturday evening and saw Gray acting suspiciously , walking away from his friends when he saw the officers approach .
Officers say the 16 - year old began to adjust his waistband and started to act suspiciously .
Gray then turned around and pointed a . 357 caliber gun at them , according to police accounts .
When the two plainclothes officers saw the weapon they responded by opening fire .
The teen was rushed to Kings County Hospital but he later died .
However , witnesses to the shooting say that the NYPD's account is wrong .
Gray ’ s older sister , Mahnefah Gray , 19 , told the New York Times that one of the witnesses of the shooting told her that her brother was only fixing his belt .
She added that her brother had too much ‘ common sense ’ to point a loaded gun at an officer , and doubted that he was even carrying a gun at all .
A woman who lives across the street from the scene of the shooting told the Times that Gray was calling out : ‘ Please don ’ t let me die ! ’ and said the officers yelled back : ‘ Stay down , or we ’ ll shoot you again . ’
Grey lived in nearby Crown Heights , but had grown up in East Flatbush and returned there to visit friends .
His older brother , Jamar , was killed in a car accident two years ago .
According to witnesses , when the two cops arrived on the scene in an unmarked car , Gray was part of a group of six teenagers standing by the side of the road .
One of Gray's friends , Devonte Brown told the New York Post : 'As the cops opened fire , he was screaming , ‘ Stop !
I ’ m not running ! ’
His friends have not explained exactly what caused the police officers to shoot .
Police say Gray's gun was loaded with four bullets but have not yet determined whether the teenager fired his weapon .
Gray had been in trouble with the law before , having been arrested three times since October and had previously been charged with grand larceny and inciting a riot .