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Omaha protest of deadly police shooting declared unlawful; arrests reported
 [FOXNEWS] At least two demonstrators who gathered in the Old Market section of Omaha, Neb., on Friday night to protest the deadly police shooting of a Black man were taken into custody after police declared an unlawful assembly, according to reports.The protest came one night after the man, identified as Kenneth Jones, was shot and killed during a vehicle stop."Until (police) prove that they didn’t murder a Black man, we’re not shutting up — not one bit," protest organizer Peyton Zyla told the Omaha World-Herald. On Friday night, Omaha police released a preliminary report that alleges Jones was shot after police thought he was reaching for a weapon, FOX 42 of Omaha reported. "Watch his right hand! He’s digging! He’s digging! He’s got a gun! He’s got a gun!" one police officer is heard saying in a police video, the station reported. After Jones was shot, officers found a .45-caliber handgun with a "round in the chamber" beneath his body, a police report said. Jones was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, according to police. They said only one officer fired at Jones and the officer’s weapon was confiscated as evidence, the World-Herald reported. Police said Jones was the only one of the vehicle’s four occupants who failed to comply with police orders to place hands outside the vehicle as officers approached, FOX 42 reported. Jones’ struggle with police occurred as officers were trying to pull him from the vehicle, the report said. Police had not released the video or any still images from the video, as of Friday night, Omaha’s KETV-TV reported. On Friday night, protesters gathered near police headquarters, where they projected a message onto the side of the building. "This isn’t transparency," the message read. "Release the footage of the OPD execution of Kenneth Jones." Related: Omaha: 2020-09-21 Omaha Man Who Defended Himself Against BLM Attacker Commits Suicide After Being Indicted By Grand Jury Omaha: 2020-09-12 Nick Sandmann Torches ACLU Associate, Professor Who Called Him 'Dangerous': 'I Will Not Be Canceled' Omaha: 2020-06-18 Democrats ask Chris Janicek to quit Senate race after 'sexually inappropriate' text messages Posted by: Fred 2020-11-22 |
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