Several protests against police brutality and to defund law enforcement are scheduled throughout Los Angeles County Wednesday, including a Black Lives Matter rally outside the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles calling for the removal from office of District Attorney Jackie Lacey.
The Black Lives Matter protest is scheduled for 3 p.m. at 211 W. Temple Street, according to a post on the group’s official Facebook page.
Other scheduled protests include:
- Noon, a protest at Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood;
- Noon, a protest at the North Hollywood Recreation Center, 11430 Chandler Blvd.;
- Noon, near the Sherman Oaks Galleria at Sepulveda and Ventura boulevards;
- A “Jackie Lacey Must Go” rally at 1 p.m. at Mariachi Plaza, 1831 E. First St., in Boyle Heights;
- 4 p.m., a protest at the intersection of Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive in Los Feliz;
- 5 p.m., protest scheduled for 333 Olympic Blvd., in Santa Monica
- 7 p.m., a Justice for Robert Fuller rally at Palmdale City Hall, 38300 Sierra Highway.
Fuller was found with a rope around his neck about 3:40 a.m. June 10 in Poncitlan Square, across from Palmdale City Hall. Authorities initially said the death appeared to be a suicide, although an official cause of death has not been made.
On Monday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva vowed to conduct a thorough investigation into the death — with cooperation from state and federal law enforcement.
During a news conference at the downtown Hall of Justice, Villanueva said he had called state Attorney General Xavier Becerra and reached out to the FBI, whose civil rights division will also monitor the investigation.
No protests were immediately scheduled for Wednesday in Orange County.
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Source: NBC Los Angeles