http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_356646.html Violent protests over Brixton shooting ========================== A demonstration against the fatal shooting by armed police of a man waving an imitation gun has degenerated into violence. Derek Bennett, 29, a psychiatric patient, was shot dead by a police marksman on Monday. He had been pointing a novelty cigarette lighter, thought to be a gun, at a bystander in Brixton, south London. More than 120 protesters had gathered outside Brixton police station, in what started as a peaceful protest, and later held a minute's silence at the scene of the shooting on the Angel Estate. But a Metropolitan Police spokesman said 40 protesters had begun carrying out acts of vandalism in streets in the centre of Brixton. He added: "Isolated acts of criminal damage are being perpetrated by small groups of youths. "They are getting excited by each other and tipping over dustbins. One shop window was broken in a hit and run attack." Police are monitoring the disturbance but have not made any arrests. Story filed: 22:31 Friday 20th July 2001
