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Scenes From Saturday's Protest For Andrés Guardado
A protest on July 11 at the Compton Civic Center regarding the fatal shooting of Andrés Guardado by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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Freelance photographer Brian Feinzimer was on assignment for LAist at the protest in Compton by people seeking justice for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Andrés Guardado by an L.A. County Sheriff's Department deputy. This is some of what he saw:
Protesters called for the immediate arrest of the deputy who fatally shot Andrés Guardado and for the resignation of Sheriff Alex Villanueva. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department kept an eye on protesters at the Compton Civic Center. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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Members of the Black community expressed solidarity with Latino protesters over the fatal shooting of Andrés Guardado by an L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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A protest over the killing of Andrés Guardado by an Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy also included grievances about other issues. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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An L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy shooting video of protesters at the Compton Civic Center. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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Members of the community gather at the Compton Civic Center to protest the fatal shooting of Andrés Guardado by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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Members of the community gathered at the Compton Civic Center to protest the fatal shooting of Andrés Guardado by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies outside the Compton station. (Brian Feinzimer for LAist)
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You can see and read KPCC reporter Josie Huang's coverage of the protest here.
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