Protesters gathered with signs at a Homestead gas station where a teen, who police say had a gun, was shot and killed by police earlier in the week.
Danny Cruz, 16, was shot and killed by police at a Chevron station at Southwest 312th Street and U.S. 1 at 11 p.m. Thursday.
Police said a gas station clerk used a silent alarm to call for help during a confrontation with Cruz.
When officers arrived, they said they told Cruz to show his hands, which were in his pockets. When he didn’t comply, shots were fired, police said.
On Saturday, protesters held up signs reading "We want our Danny back" and "Murder is murder, badge or no badge."
But there were also signs reading "R.I.P. Danny... Lil Mexican Thug."
Miami-Dade police are combing through surveillance video from cameras at the gas station as they work to answer several questions, including whether Cruz ever pulled a gun, whether he threatened the clerk with a weapon, whether he was carrying a real gun and what made the officer shoot.
