An L.A. Police Commission meeting was briefly halted Tuesday after protesters began chanting and calling for criminal charges against the two officers who fatally shot Ezell Ford a year ago today.
The first mention of Ford's name at Tuesday's meeting prompted applause from some people in the audience, which included Black Lives Matter activists and Ford's mother. But the group erupted after a woman spoke in support of police and mentioned "black-on-black killings."
As demonstrators began to shout at the woman, Commission President Steve Soboroff called a recess and the board cleared the room. Activists sprang to their feet, holding photos of Ford and chanting his name.