Hundreds of members of black militia raise their guns while holding an armed rally in Louisiana weeks after police fatally shot an African American man, 31, who 'had a knife while entering a convenience store'
The NFAC, or ‘Not F****** Around Coalition,’ is an Atlanta-based militia made up primarily of former military veterans.
The organization has frequently staged processions and marches in several cities that have been flashpoints of racial tension these past few months.
The militia members were marching to protest the August 21 shooting death of Trayford Pellerin.
Police claimed officers shot Pellerin after he was seen walking into a convenience store with a knife.
It was particularly active this past summer in Louisville, where protests were frequently staged in the wake of the March 12 shooting by police of Breonna Taylor.
Last month, a Louisville grand jury declined to pursue criminal charges against any of the officers for fatally shooting Taylor, a 26-year-old black EMT who was killed in her bed as cops executed a no-knock search warrant.
- Some 400 members of the 'Not F****** Around Coalition' marched in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Saturday
- NFAC brandished semi-automatic weapons during procession in what turned out to be a peaceful protest
- One non-militia member was arrested after his firearm accidentally discharged during the march
- Lafayette is where a 31-year-old black man was shot and killed by police on the night of August 21
- Trayford Pellerin was fatally shot by cops who said he was walking into a convenience store with a knife
- NFAC has held demonstrations in Louisville and other cities where black people have been fatally shot
The NFAC, or ‘Not F****** Around Coalition,’ is an Atlanta-based militia made up primarily of former military veterans.
The organization has frequently staged processions and marches in several cities that have been flashpoints of racial tension these past few months.
The militia members were marching to protest the August 21 shooting death of Trayford Pellerin.
Police claimed officers shot Pellerin after he was seen walking into a convenience store with a knife.
It was particularly active this past summer in Louisville, where protests were frequently staged in the wake of the March 12 shooting by police of Breonna Taylor.
Last month, a Louisville grand jury declined to pursue criminal charges against any of the officers for fatally shooting Taylor, a 26-year-old black EMT who was killed in her bed as cops executed a no-knock search warrant.
All-black militia members raise their guns during Louisiana rally
Some 400 members of the 'Not F****** Around Coalition' militia brandished semi-automatic weapons in a show of force in Lafayette, Louisiana on Saturday.
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