Protesters, neighbors and family members went to the spot where the shooting happened and had a series of demands, including body cam video and a second autopsy. This madness continues where people are protesting on behalf of carjackers, shoplifters and others breaking the law ending up being killed by police.
Family, friends and activists held a vigil Friday night for a man who was fatally shot by Oakland Police officers on Wednesday. They are disputing police findings and accounts from witnesses that he was pointing a gun at officers.
The crowd gathered at 27th Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way Friday evening for the vigil.
Police have said the shooting occurred Wednesday shortly after 2:30 p.m. when a robbery suspect crashed his car during a police pursuit and allegedly tried to carjack another vehicle and then advance on officers with a gun.
Family and friends at the event identified the man killed as Nathaniel Wilks. As the vigil, Wilks’ friends and family said they have heard conflicting stories from other witnesses.
Family, friends and activists held a vigil Friday night for a man who was fatally shot by Oakland Police officers on Wednesday. They are disputing police findings and accounts from witnesses that he was pointing a gun at officers.
The crowd gathered at 27th Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way Friday evening for the vigil.
Police have said the shooting occurred Wednesday shortly after 2:30 p.m. when a robbery suspect crashed his car during a police pursuit and allegedly tried to carjack another vehicle and then advance on officers with a gun.
Family and friends at the event identified the man killed as Nathaniel Wilks. As the vigil, Wilks’ friends and family said they have heard conflicting stories from other witnesses.
