New Yorker Still Looking for Justice for Son_01New Yorker Still Looking for Justice for Son_01Sister Shirley explains police violence and police killings to children at the 24th Annual Nicholas Heyward Jr. Day of Remembrance at Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Park at the Gowanus Houses in Brooklyn. Nickolas Heyward Jr. was killed in 1994 at age 13 by an NYPD officer. Photo: Clarissa Sosin Read story on JJIE.org
New Yorker Still Looking for Justice for Son_02New Yorker Still Looking for Justice for Son_02People gathered for the Day of Remembrance at Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Park at the Gowanus Houses in Brooklyn. It was a combination of a party and political rally. Photo: Clarissa Sosin Read story on JJIE.org
New Yorker Still Looking for Justice for Son_03New Yorker Still Looking for Justice for Son_03People at the event said they felt that more people from the community should be showing up to support the fight against police violence. Photo: Clarissa Sosin Read story on JJIE.org
New Yorker Still Looking for Justice for Son_06New Yorker Still Looking for Justice for Son_06Nicholas Heyward Sr. speaks briefly to the group gathered to remember his son, who was fatally shot at 13 while playing with a toy rifle. Photo: Clarissa Sosin Read story on JJIE.org
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