Americans protest police killing of unarmed black man in Chicago

Demonstrators have taken to the streets in the US city of Chicago to protest against the last week shooting death of an unarmed African-American teenager by police.

The protesters gathered in front of Chicago Police Department headquarters in the South Shore neighborhood at Friday night. They lied on the ground, chanting slogans like; “hands up, don’t shoot” and “how many Pauls are you going to kill today?”

“They’re killing down our kids, they’re killing down our brothers, our fathers, our mothers, they’re killing us,” said protester Desirea Barnes.

The demonstration was provoked by the released of a video on Friday, in which police officers are seen firing at least 15 shots at a car.

The footage captured from police body and dashboard cameras, later shows 18-year-old Paul O’Neal with his hands behind his back, was being hold by two officers.

While the back of his shirt was covered in blood, an officer was holding his foot on O’Neal’s…

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