Tensions rise after fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies

A few people were taken into custody Tuesday after the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department declared an unlawful assembly and moved toward a crowd that gathered near the corner of Imperial Highway and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies watch a crowd that gathered Tuesday near the corner of Imperial Highway and Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Revolution Club LA caravans Tuesday throughout a South Los Angeles neighborhood protesting the shooting of Dijon Kizzee.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

Rima Williams, cousin of Dijon Kizzee, on Tuesday places a lighted candle at the memorial where Kizzee was shot along the 1300 block of West 109th Place in Los Angeles.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

Lucha Bright, left, of Revolution Club LA, caravans Tuesday with other members throughout a South Los Angeles neighborhood protesting the shooting of Dijon Kizzee.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

The family of Dijon Kizzee gathers Saturday with protesters in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station to demand justice for Dijon Kizzee.  (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)

Protesters gather Saturday in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station to demand justice for Dijon Kizzee.  (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)

People block northbound Interstate 110 on Saturday during a protest of the fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee in Los Angeles.   (Josie Norris/Los Angeles Times)

People look out their window as a crowd walks past Saturday to honor Dijon Kizzee along West Imperial Highway in Los Angeles.  (Josie Norris/Los Angeles Times)

Protesters gather Saturday in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station to demand justice for Dijon Kizzee.  (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)

On Aug. 31, residents confront L.A. County sheriff’s deputies after the Kizzee shooting in the South L.A. neighborhood of Westmont.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Family and friends of Dijon Kizzee stand near the site of the shooting on Aug. 31.  (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Residents face off with L.A. County sheriff’s deputies hours after officers fatally shot Kizzee, a Black man, in South Los Angeles.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

A resident looks on as protesters gather on Budlong Avenue hours after the Aug. 31 shooting.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said Kizzee had fled officers and struck one of them during a pursuit.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters confront sheriff’s deputies on Budlong Avenue in South Los Angeles on Aug. 31.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The Aug. 31 confrontation lasted into the night and grew tense.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters maintain a vigil on Budlong Avenue hours after the fatal shooting.  (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

A sheriff’s deputy at the scene of the fatal deputy-involved shooting.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

A sheriff’s deputy at the scene of the Aug. 31 protests.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

A helicopter circles above Budlong Avenue during the Aug. 31 protest.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters gather on Budlong Avenue hours after the fatal shooting.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

A sheriff’s deputy at the scene on the night of the shooting.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)