Activists are reporting over social media that at least a hundred people (I heard one activist being interviewed over the livestream explain there were 250 people) gathered for a vigil turned protest against the weekend police killing of 16-year-old Kimani Gray in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn tonight. Gray was shot 11 times by plaine clothes officers on Saturday night who claim they approached the teen because he was suspiciously adjusting his waistband. They say he pointed a gun at them forcing them to shoot.

Residents expressed their anger over Kimani’s death by marching to the 67th precinct, which serves as a liason between the police and the community, according to their Twitter profile, and were greeted by lines of police dressed in riot gear.

Things seem to have settled down for now, but it’s interesting to note how quickly this vigil came to be hash-tagged #BrooklynRiot. It’s also important to remember that Kimani Gray’s death at the hands of New York’s finest is just the latest in a long, long, long, long line of police killings of young people of color who are oftentimes unarmed.

But the most remarkable aspect of all is the absence of mainstream media coverage. The only outlets that have reported on the protest turned alleged riot are Russia Today and the Global Grind.

RT reports:

Riot police are reportedly on their way, as participants in the march are said to be throwing bottles and rocks at police cars and property.

Brooklynites on Twitter report that police are following the march and searching apartment buildings in the neighborhood without warrants, though this has not been confirmed.

March participants are chanting “NYPD KKK how many kids will you kill today,” people report from the scene.

Meanwhile, the Global Grind has spoken with police:

Police are estimating that about 70 people marched to the 67th Precinct station in East Flatbush to protest the shooting death of Kimani Gray.

Police say the crowd threw items at windows and rocks and bottles at the building before the situation was brought under control.

The group of protesters continued to march from Snyder Avenue and ended up at Church and East 57th Street, where they continued to demonstrate.

It didn’t appear the protesters were part of an organized group or event, and they appeared to be teenagers, according to witnesses and neighbors. There were no arrests.

When the media fails to report on a significant event like this, the police end up framing the  narrative because relying solely on the twitter feeds of activists on the ground can be confusing and messy. As of now, the twitter feed of JumaaneWilliams is serving as a source of news. He tweeted that windows have been broken and at least one person attacked:

More details to come.