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Protesters gather outside the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station to protest the death of Dijon Kizzee at the hands of deputies in South Los Angeles. (Brian Feinzimer/LAist)
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The weekend’s extraordinary heat shut down power, flooded the beaches and stoked fires, but it didn’t stop protesters from demanding justice in the killing of Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old man who was fatally shot by Sheriff’s deputies on Aug. 31.
Demonstrators gathered outside the L.A. Sheriff Department’s South L.A. station on Saturday afternoon for a rally, then marched towards the 110 Freeway, which they closed down for about 30 minutes.
By evening, things had taken a violent turn, reported KPCC’s Josie Huang. For reasons that are still unclear, Sheriff’s deputies fired so-called “less-than-lethal” projections, including munitions and chemical irritants, into the crowd of protesters and journalists.
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The Past 48 Hours In LA
Policing The Police: Saturday's march for Dijon Kizzee, the man killed by deputies in South L.A. on Aug. 31, started under the blazing sun and ended about five hours later, as deputies launched munitions and chemical irritants at protesters and journalists.
Heat And Fire: Sunday's unusually hot weather spiked consumer demand for energy, and heat-related equipment issues caused scattered power outages across Southern California. The Bobcat Fire broke out Sunday in the Angeles National Forest, near Cogswell Dam and the West Fork Picnic area. The El Dorado Fire near Yucaipa prompted evactuations.
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A protester holding an American flag faces off with CHP vehicles while marching over the death of Dijon Kizzee in South Los Angeles.
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