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Protesters Demonstrate Outside LA Mayor's Official Residence
Protestors gather outside Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti's house, in the Hancock Park neighborhood, on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Libby Denkman/LAist)
An estimated 2,000 peaceful protesters set up this afternoon outside Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's official residence in Hancock Park. Led by Black Lives Matter-LA, speakers and demonstrators demanded justice for black people killed by police and a major funding reduction for LAPD.
The event was highly organized. Over 100 demonstrators sat down in front of a line of LAPD officers, making room for speakers in front of Garcetti’s house.
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