Videos: Black Lives Matter Protestors Form Giant Peace Sign In Front Of Randy's Donuts
Hundreds gathered in Inglewood on Sunday evening for a Black Lives Matter protest that briefly blocked the 405 freeway.
According to KTLA, the march began around 7 p.m. and eventually found its way to the 405 freeway near West Manchester Avenue. Around 10:30 p.m., protestors made it onto the freeway, briefly stopping traffic.
The march comes after police shot and killed Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile outside St. Paul, Minnesota last week.
Inglewood: Protestors have taken to the freeway. Blocking all lames of the 405 @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/Qq0F9YKMXp
— Kevin Takumi (@KevinTakumi) July 11, 2016
Both sides of the 405 freeway have been shut down by protesters now. @BLMLA #BlackLivesMatter #ManchesterShutdown pic.twitter.com/aqm9UlNTcr
— #BlackLivesMatter-LA (@BLMLA) July 11, 2016
However, law enforcement officials were eventually able to safely get the crowd off the freeway:
WATCH: About 100 protesters with #BlackLivesMatter briefly brought traffic on I-405 in Inglewood to a standstill. pic.twitter.com/CEjddCrCY9
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) July 11, 2016
A few hundred protestors made their way back to the intersection of West Manchester Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard, where they eventually formed a peace sign.
#Inglewood protestors form a peace sign in the middle of Manchester x La Cienega @FOXLA @Inglewood_PD @CHPsouthern pic.twitter.com/CijvKwq9MX
— Lisette_g (@lisetteg) July 11, 2016
Watch live: Hundreds of #BlackLivesMatter protesters form peace sign in Inglewood https://t.co/FbMU5ZVeQB pic.twitter.com/SDk1d56lXC
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) July 11, 2016
So far there have been no reports of injuries or arrests from the protest.
Hey hey, ho ho, these racist cops have got to go. @BLMLA shutting down La Cienega and Manchester. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/a2b068FzVf
— #BlackLivesMatter-LA (@BLMLA) July 11, 2016
#BlackLivesMatter on the 405 Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/OeEZWIE9VC
— Kendrick Sampson (@kendrick38) July 11, 2016
#BlackLivesMatter @BLMLA STILL GOING Manchester and La Cienega ❤️🙏🏽✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/DDHkSFNCZR
— Kendrick Sampson (@kendrick38) July 11, 2016