Scenes From the Rally for Saheed Vassell

Demonstrators rallied at the intersection of Utica Avenue and Montgomery Street in Crown Heights Thursday to protest the police killing of Saheed Vassell.

Victoria Davis, whose brother Delrawn Small was shot by an off-duty police officer in 2016, delivered a speech outside the NYPD’s 71st Precinct Thursday night as protesters demanded answers about the shooting of Saheed Vassell.

Mourners and outraged protesters thronged the streets outside the NYPD’s 71st Precinct Thursday night, demanding answers about Wednesday’s police shooting of Saheed Vassell.

A man shouts, “Saheed’s life matters!” from inside the gathered crowd at the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights on Thursday night.

Protesters demanding answers about Saheed Vassell’s death pressed against NYPD barricades at the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights on Thursday night.

A projection decrying the police killing of Saheed Vassel was illuminated near the NYPD’s 71st Precinct in Crown Heights on Thursday night.

Aviyah Yahawada, 23, prays near a memorial for Saheed Vassell.

A man is arrested during a rally demanding justice for Saheed Vassell on Thursday night.