France protests: Mother of teen shot dead by police leads thousands in march for justice

The mother of the 17yearold shot and killed by police during a traffic stop on Tuesday led a tribute march in memory of her son on Thursday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Thousands marched in the streets demanding justice for Nahel, as the officer involved had been put under formal investigation for voluntary homicide. At the march, protesters railed against what they perceived as a culture of police impunity and a failure to reform law enforcement. Why do we want to give them police more weapons There have already been some incidents like his before, and we don t want any more. By killing Nahel, they killed our child, local official Karima Khatim told reporters. For more info, please go to Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: Like Global News on Facebook HERE: Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: , GlobalNews