A young boy takes a photo of the memorial site for Saheed Vassell in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Broken glass remain scattered on the ground where Saheed was shot.
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Saheed Vassell’s Jamaican passport at his parents home in Crown Heights Brooklyn.
Lorna Vassell goes through her son Saheed’s room at the family home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Protesters march in the street stopping traffic on the corner of Utica Ave and Empire Blvd in Brooklyn. Community members gather for a candle light vigil for Saheed Vassell.
A young women participate in a moment of silence at the candle light vigil for Saheed Vassell in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
NYPD Community Affairs Officers gather for crowd control during the protest and Candle light vigil for Saheed Vassell in Brooklyn.
Commuters watch the protesters chant and protest the shooting death of Saheed Vassell.
An argument breaks out after a man approached a NYPD officer on the corner of Utica Ave and Empire Blvd in Brooklyn.
Protesters chant in the street stopping traffic on the corner of Utica Ave and Empire Blvd in Brooklyn.
A young women watch the candle light vigil for Saheed Vassell from her window in Brooklyn.
A man walk past the memorial site for Saheed Vassell in Crown Heights Brooklyn.
A man wearing a ‘R.I.P. Saheed’ shirt walking up Utica Ave carrying a 'Why Shoot' sign near the memorial site for Saheed Vassell in Crown Heights Brooklyn.
Micheal Thomas, middle, discuss with community member the problems with policing and their training at the memorial site for Saheed Vassell in Crown Heights Brooklyn.
Andrea Isidore, 43, wipes her tears at the candle light vigil in Brooklyn. Saheed Vassell was fatally shot and killed April 4th by NYPD. "I would always give him money. He always told me he loved me. I cannot believe he is gone, I won't see him again," said Andrea.
Protesters march in the street to the New York City Police Department - 71st Precinct in Brooklyn.