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Black Lives Matter protesters interrupt U.S. mayors' conference
Source: Reuters
US | Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:15pm EST
Black Lives Matter protesters interrupt U.S. mayors' conference
WASHINGTON | BY LACEY JOHNSON
Demonstrators from the Black Lives Matter movement interrupted the U.S. Conference of Mayors' meeting on Wednesday, protesting the killing of a Chicago teenager by police and the lead-tainted water supply of Flint, Michigan.
At least three people among onlookers and one person on stage held up signs when Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the group's president, spoke during the meeting's opening news conference at a hotel in Washington, D.C.
One protester interrupted her several times, shouting, "You failed us!" Baltimore was torn in April by rioting over the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, and six police officers are facing charges.
A protester also held up a sign onstage that said, "16 Shots is a cover up. #LaquanMcDonald #ResignRahm."
The 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, by a Chicago police officer has led to calls for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down. Emanuel has been the target of protests because of the year-long delay in bringing charges against the officer.
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Black Lives Matter protesters interrupt U.S. mayors' conference
WASHINGTON | BY LACEY JOHNSON
Demonstrators from the Black Lives Matter movement interrupted the U.S. Conference of Mayors' meeting on Wednesday, protesting the killing of a Chicago teenager by police and the lead-tainted water supply of Flint, Michigan.
At least three people among onlookers and one person on stage held up signs when Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the group's president, spoke during the meeting's opening news conference at a hotel in Washington, D.C.
One protester interrupted her several times, shouting, "You failed us!" Baltimore was torn in April by rioting over the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, and six police officers are facing charges.
A protester also held up a sign onstage that said, "16 Shots is a cover up. #LaquanMcDonald #ResignRahm."
The 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, by a Chicago police officer has led to calls for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down. Emanuel has been the target of protests because of the year-long delay in bringing charges against the officer.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-mayors-idUSKCN0UY2DP