Marching in support of Charles Kinsey

Anthony Blackman and about two dozen other protesters block rush hour traffic at Northeast Sixth Avenue and 125th Street in North Miami on Monday demanding that North Miami police officer Jonathan Aledda be charged in the shooting of Charles Kinsey. The behavioral therapist was shot July 18 as he tried to assist his autistic patient, who had wandered from his group home. The shooting is under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and State Attorney’s office. PATRICK FARRELL Miami Herald Staff

Dozens of protesters gathered and blocked the intersection of Northeast 125th Street and West Dixie Highway Monday afternoon demanding that North Miami police officer Jonathan Aledda be charged and convicted in the shooting of Charles Kinsey.

The group included members of the LIFE Collective and the Circle of Brotherhood, a group that Kinsey, 47, is a member of. The unarmed behavioral therapist was shot by Aledda on July 18 after 911 calls indicated that Kinsey’s autistic patient, 26-year-old Arnaldo Eliud Rios Soto, might have a weapon.

Peaceful protests have also been held both in and out of North Miami police headquarters in recent weeks. The shooting is still under investigation by both the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and State Attorney’s Office.

This story was originally published August 8, 2016 at 9:55 PM with the headline "Marching in support of Charles Kinsey."

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