Photos: Memorial for homeless man killed on skid row
Homeless men line up outside the Los Angeles Mission seeking shelter. Charly Leundeu Keunang’s death underscored how skid row remains a minefield for police and homeless people. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
A volunteer counts the number of sheets and blankets at the Los Angeles Mission where the Charly Leundeu Keunang stayed briefly. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
People gather at skid row in downtown L.A. at a public memorial for Charley Leundeu Keunang, a homeless man shot and killed on March 1 during a struggle with LAPD officers. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
About 100 skid row activists and friends gather at the shooting site on San Pedro Street to remember Keunang, who was known on the street as “Africa” or “Cameroon.” (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
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A woman weeps during the service. Keunang’s family announced they plan to bring legal action for his death. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
A small crowd lingers around the memorial for Charley Leundeu Keunang on skid row. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Pete White, of the Los Angeles Community Action Network, speaks to the crowd during the memorial. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
Attendees pray during the memorial, which eventually took on the tone of a protest. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
