Protest Held In Downtown Los Angeles After Police Killing: Photos

LOS ANGELES, CA — Over 100 protesters gathered outside Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles Friday night after police in Memphis, Tennessee released body-worn camera footage of Tyre Nichols being brutalized by police.

The gathering started with a small vigil for Nichols and others who recently died at the hands of authorities, including Keenan Anderson, who died on Jan. 3 after being Tased six times by police in Venice. The vigil gained momentum throughout the night, with protesters ultimately marching through Downtown Los Angeles and coming into long confrontation with police at the intersection of 1st Street and Main Street.

No arrests were made, according to City News Service.

Attendees at first shared their frustration over a microphone in front of a sign that read "stop cop city, abolish the police" and a number of candles. About three minutes of audio from the body-worn camera footage played over a loudspeaker.

With music playing in the background and chants like, "no justice, no peace, justice for Tyre," protesters marched around Downtown Los Angeles and returned to headquarters, where things began to escalate. Some demonstrators moved and threw down the metal barriers up around the building, and were soon met with dozens of police in riot gear.

Police and protesters stood face-to-face for over an hour at different parts of the intersection. Music still played, including songs like "Fuck the Police" and "Eat the Rich," and chants continued as graffiti popped up around the building saying like the word "kills" under signage that reads "Los Angeles Police Department."

Ultimately the protesters and police started to clash as police were getting back into their cars and protesters were surrounding, knocking on the windows and blocking the cars from leaving.