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NYC protesters perform violin vigil for Elijah McClain

String players perform during a violin vigil for Elijah McClain in Washington Square Park on June 29, 2020 in New York City.

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Dozens of violinists turned out to New York City’s Washington Square Park to play their instruments in honor of Elijah McClain who was killed following a police interaction in Aurora, Colorado.

String players perform during a violin vigil for Elijah McClain in Washington Square Park on June 29, 2020 in New York City.

McClain was a 23-year-old African American man who died while in police custody after he was stopped while walking home in Aurora, Colorado last August.

(Photo by Byron Smith/Getty Images)

23-year-old McClain was walking home from work wearing a ski-mask on August 24, 2019, when someone in the community called police to report a “suspicious” person.

Source: theGrio

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