On Sunday, May 23rd, community members will hold a vigil in Oakland to mourn the death of Aiyana Jones. The vigil will be held from 11am to 1pm in Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza, on the corner of 14th and Broadway. Organizers say that the event will be a silent vigil, and they encourage participants to wear black in mourning of Aiyana Jones and all victims of police violence.

Seven-year-old Aiyana Jones was shot and killed by police on May 16th during a no-knock raid on her family's Detroit home. Police threw a flash grenade into the first-floor window, where Jones laid asleep. After police barged into the home, an alleged confrontation took place between Officer Joseph Weekley and Jones' grandmother, during which it is claimed that Weekley’s gun “accidentally” went off, killing the girl.

The incident was filmed by the crew of the reality TV cop show The First 48, which had been following the Detroit Police Department for some time as part of the series. A lawyer for the Jones family claims that the footage contradicts the police account of the incident. More details are expected to come to light in the coming days and weeks.

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