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L.A. Joins Ferguson Protests In Nationwide Walkout

Allison Bajet |
December 1, 2014 | 2:37 p.m. PST

Web Producer

Local activists rallied students, teachers and employees to congregate at Los Angeles Police Department's Newton Station in South L.A. on Monday, in solidarity for Michael Brown and family, Ferguson as well as other victims of police brutality.

John Cádiz Klemack/NBC
John Cádiz Klemack/NBC
The protest begun at 10:01am, holding significance to the death of Michael Brown at 12:01pm (CT).

SEE ALSO: People Of Different Ethnicities Stand With Ferguson

Showing parallels with Brown's death, the protestors held a demonstration for the deaths of Ezell Ford, 25, and Omar Abrego, 37. Both men were unarmed when they were killed by Newton Station's police officers this year. Neither of the officers involved in the shootings have been held accountable. 

By 10:30am, there were around 30 people gathered to protest with signs and posters that read "Ferguson is Everywhere." Many of them were chanting, "Black lives matter."

The protestors marched to the site of Ford's killing, where a mural had been painted with his portrait in remembrance. 

On August 11th, police claimed that officers shot Ford during a struggle. But many witnesses, like Dorene Henderson, said she "saw no struggle between the officers and Ford". 

The organizers of the "HANDS UP WALK OUT" demonstration held at least 60 walkouts in central locations around the country, according to their website.

Darren Wilson, the Ferguson officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown, resigned from the Ferguson Police Department on Saturday.

In his resignation letter, Wilson said, "It was my hope to continue in police work, but the safety of other police officers and the community are of paramount importance to me. It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal." 

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