Los Angeles Activists Protest Police Shooting

Protesters gathered Saturday near the place Los Angeles police officer opened fire on workers in Guatemala today, which was carrying a knife.
Less than one hundred people gathered in the area of the fence, Latino shopping district to a large extent to the west of the city center. Many of the flags moved from the Central American countries and banners denouncing the shooting death Sept. 5 Jaminez Manuel.
Killed Jaminez (37 years) in the head after a brief encounter with the three officers riding a bicycle, on a street corner. Jaminez police said was drunk and tried to stab passersby, including a pregnant woman, and ignored orders to drop the knife.
Some residents said the shooting appeared to disproportionate use of force and officers should be able to disarm Jaminez without killing him.
His death sparked several nights of vigils and protests that turned violent in some cases. Police officials were surprised that the fire, which appeared to be justified easily, and can cause a lot of anger, and blamed outside militants to stir up resentment.
The request of the license it, as organizers of the demonstration on Saturday, about 3000 people to attend.
We will protest March in a police station wall before the end of their way to the park, MacArthur, and the location of the police response to the notorious far in front of a crowd 2007 immigration officers, where it was used batons to beat protesters and fired rubber bullets into the crowd, injuring dozens.
Westlake district became crowded around a pocket of immigrants from Central America who fled civil wars and extreme poverty in their countries of origin.
One night after the death of Jaminez, protesters gathered outside a police station and officers threw eggs, stones and bottles and put the trash on fire. The police killed 22 people.
And there are several ongoing investigations into the incident, one witness has come forward, and disputed the police version of events, said Jaminez was not in his hands when officer Frank Hernandez shot him.
Activists behind the pool on Saturday Hernández want to be the subject of a criminal investigation by the prosecutor.
The union condemned the Los Angeles Police officer activists as "agitators who deny about what concerned citizens" and said it is confident all reviews will find Hernandez acted appropriately.
The shooting first major crisis of the President Charlie Beck, who succeeded William Bratton in November.
Meeting was held to pick the community after two days of shooting and jeered and booed by the audience and.