Oakland resident Sharhonda Thomas holds a sign as she stands on the turnstiles at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, CA. The demonstration is in response to the police shooting of Oscar Grant on New Year’s morning.
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Smoke is seen rising from a burning car along Oakland’s Madison Street. Riots have broken out this week after the Bay Area Rapid Transit police shooting of Oscar Grant. The Oakland Police Department and Housing Authority have responded to the riots.
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Oakland rioters set fire to a parked car as they protest against the fatal police shooting of Oscar Grant, which occurred one week ago, on New Year’s day.
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Oakland Police Officers attempt to disperse demonstrators as a car burns out of control after being set a blazed by rioters as they vandalized the streets of Oakland. BART police officers responded to a call on New Year’s morning of fighting on a train, and shot 22-year-old Oscar Grant.
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Oakland Police officers are seen as the intense flames engulf a car. Rioters have responded violently to the police killing of Oscar Grant, as they have vandalized, damaged property, and held up traffic in Oakland, CA.
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Protester Jefeabo Wellington lies down on Broadway in front of a line of police during the violent protest in downtown Oakland, CA. A few hundred protesters took the streets of downtown Oakland to condemn the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer.
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Oakland Police restrain and tackle demonstrators who are taking part in the riots which have consumed the community.
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Firefighters put out a burning car which was set ablaze during the downtown Oakland riots. The protests against the BART police turned violent on Wednesday night, as the city was vandalized and damaged during the riots.
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Protesters in a rage over the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man by BART police on New Year’s Day jump on an Oakland police car parked at the intersection of Eighth and Madison streets and smash it with bottles and rocks in Oakland, California
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Ryan Hall, a protester demonstrating against the police shooting of unarmed man Oscar Grant, is arrested during the violent Oakland riots that have broken out recently.