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D.A.’s husband threatens to shoot BLM protester

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Black Lives Matter protesters say the husband of the Los Angeles County district attorney – Jackie Lacey – pointed a gun at them before sunrise Monday as they demanded a meeting with her at her home, reports the Associated Press.

Authorities have not confirmed the activists’ account regarding the events at the home of District Attorney Jackie Lacey. In a video posted by activist Jasmyne Cannick on Twitter, a man pointing a gun opens the door and says: “Get off. Get off of my porch.” The alleged incident comes a day before a primary for district attorney; Lacey is seeking a third term.

Lacey, the first Black woman to lead the country’s largest local prosecutor’s office, has clashed repeatedly with Black Lives Matter protesters. They say she is too protective of law enforcement and doesn’t prosecute officers who fatally shoot suspects. Melina Abdullah, a Black Lives Matter organizer, told KTTV the protesters rang Lacey’s doorbell to meet with her.

“Her husband met us at the door with a gun,” Abdullah told KTTV. “We heard him cock it, he pointed the gun as he opened the door and then when he saw me, he pointed the gun directly at my chest.” The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers were called to a Granada Hills home around 5:40 a.m. regarding about 50 protesters outside a home, Officer Lizeth Lomeli said.

Lomeli said there have not been any arrests but police did not immediately confirm the report of a man brandishing a gun.

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