Community members march, demand answers in Ezell Ford's fatal shooting

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Demonstrators block the southbound 110 Freeway, protesting in the wake of the Ezell Ford’s autopsy released in Los Angeles. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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Lying on his father’s shoulder, Adam Mangum, 3, attends a vigil for Ezell Ford near his memorial at 65th street and Broadway. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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A demonstrator draws a portrait of Ezell Ford near his memorial at 65th Street and Broadway. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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Tritobia Ford, mother of Ezell Ford, lights candles at her slain son’s memorial at 65th Street and Broadway after the LAPD released Ezell Ford’s autopsy results. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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Demonstrators light candles around the corner from Ezell Ford’s memorial. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

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A pedestrian passes a memorial to Ezell Ford. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Protesters block Crenshaw and Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards in Los Angeles on Monday. (Wally Skaij / Los Angeles Times)

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Hailly Flowers, right, hugs activist Najee Ali after a rally in Los Angeles Monday. About 40 demonstrators held a rally at Leimert Park following the release of Ezell Ford’s autopsy report. (Wally Skaij / Los Angeles Times)

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Protesters walk by a homeless man reading a book on Crenshaw Boulevard on Monday. (Wally Skaij / Los Angeles Times)

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Lavell Ford, the brother of Ezell, puts votive candles at the foot of his memorial on the day the LAPD released the coroner’s report. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

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Lavell Ford, Ezell Ford’s brother, lights a candle after marching with about 200 people from 65th Street and Broadway to the Jesse A. Brewer 77th Street Regional Headquarters on 77th and Broadway in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Lavell Ford, Ezell Ford’s brother, wears a shirt that reads “Save Black Boys” during a march in remembrance of Ezell Ford, who was killed in a confrontation with Los Angeles police. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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About 200 people march from 65th Street and Broadway to the Jesse A. Brewer 77th Street Regional Headquarters in remembrance of Ezell Ford, who died during a confrontation with police in South Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Lavell Ford, Ezell Ford’s brother, wears a shirt that reads “Save Black Boys” as he marches with about 200 people from 65th Street and Broadway to the Jesse A. Brewer 77th Street Regional Headquarters in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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Aubriel Turner, 2, eats an ice cream cone Wednesday near candles placed on the sidewalk in remembrance of her cousin, Ezell Ford, who was killed by Los Angeles police officers in the 200 block of West 65th Street. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

By Ryan Parker

Aug. 14, 2014 8:47 PM PT

Dozens of community members and activists marched in South Los Angeles on Thursday night demanding answers and justice for the unarmed mentally ill man fatally shot by LAPD officers Monday in the Florence area.

The crowd marched from South Broadway and West 65th Street to the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th police station at 7600 S. Broadway.

Ezell Ford, a 25-year-old African American man, was shot and killed by two LAPD officers. Officials say he had tackled one of them and attempted to go for the officer’s gun.

Some witnesses, however, say they did not see any struggle between the men and accuse the officers of shooting Ford in cold blood.

The crowd chanted “No justice, no peace” and “Hands up, don’t shoot,” the same phrase used by protesters in Ferguson, Mo., where 18-year-old Michael Brown was recently shot and killed by police. He was also unarmed.

Gina Lopez, 21, who lives in the area, said she was happy to see the community come together for an important cause.

“We’re all going to come together as a community and stand against this and speak out,” Lopez said. “They--- police and the government -- need to see this so that they do the right thing for the community.”

Family members of Ford attended the march. The sidewalk where he was killed was filled with candles and notes.

The march was peaceful with limited police presence.

Michael Waddels, 57, said he was happy to see that the march was peaceful in comparison to Missouri.

“I’m glad to see the community is concerned about this,” he said.

Staff writers Ruben Vives and Angel Jennings contributed to this report.

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