️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Los Angeles (CNN) No one knew him by his real name. (Nobody knew him by his real name.) ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Africa was shot and killed by Los Angeles police Sunday after he scuffled with officers.<unk> Africa was shot and killed by Los Angeles police Sunday after he scuffled with officers.<unk> The shooting, caught on video, has renewed accusations of police brutality because it showed him already on the ground.<unk> The shooting, caught on video, has renewed accusations of police brutality because it showed him already on the ground. Police say he tried to reach for an officer's gun. <unk> Police say he tried to reach for an officer's gun. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Africa came to the United States from the continent about a decade ago, said a friend who would only be identified as Nick G. Like Africa, Nick had also been homeless on the streets of Skid Row -- a decrepit area wrought with poverty and despair. He wanted to get away from here, he wanted to go back home,<unk> Nick said.<unk> He wanted to get away from here,<unk> He wanted to go back home,<unk> Nick said. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Africa<unk> kept<unk> a<unk> tent<unk> outside<unk> the<unk> Union<unk> Rescue<unk> Mission<unk> homeless<unk> shelter. <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ "<unk>I attribute the erratic behavior to this difficult environment out here".<unk>"<unk>I attribute the erratic behavior to this difficult environment out here".<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Police arrive and talk to Africa, but he jumps into the tent - prompting officers to draw their guns.<unk>Police arrive and talk to Africa, but he jumps into the tent - prompting officers to draw their guns. Africa then jumps out, swinging his arms at police. <unk> <unk> <unk>
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