Black man fatally shot at by Los Angeles cop for suspected bike violation

Los Angeles: With violence and protests already brewing in US after the Kenosha shootings where an unarmed black man identified as Jacob Blake was shot at by the police, yet another case of police shooting has been reported from Los Angeles where a black man suspected for bike violation was shot by the Los Angeles police.

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The Black man identified as 29 year old Dijon Kizzee, was shot more than 20 times in the back after two sheriff’s deputies tried to stop him for a bicycle violation, said Benjamin Crump, who said he is representing Kizzee’s family.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Kizzee, whose identity as confirmed by the county Medical Examiner-Coroner, was shot fewer than 20 times.

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This incident fuelled further protests and angry demonstrations by the people who were protesting against the recent killings of Black people in America.

As per reports, Kizzee was riding his bike on Monday afternoon in Los Angeles County’s Westmont neighbourhood when two sheriff’s deputies who had been driving by tried to stop him.

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Kizzee left his bike and ran for a black with the deputies after him, Brandon Dean, a sheriff’s department spokesman, told reporters on Monday evening. Kizzee then punched one of the deputies in the face, dropping a bundle of clothing he had been carrying, the department said.

The deputies said a semi-automatic handgun was in the dropped bundle, and both of them began shooting Kizzee, the department said.

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