Demonstrators gather peacefully in front of Leigh Mall in light of Ball decision
May 30, 2020
A crowd of roughly 250 people, some standing in a loose circle and others listening from their cars, gathered near the main entrance at Leigh Mall Saturday to protest Attorney General Lynn Fitch's decision to drop the manslaughter charge against former Columbus Police Department officer Canyon Boykin in the 2015 shooting death of Ricky Ball. Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Protest organizer David Horton holds the speaker as District Attorney Scott Colom speaks to the crowd Saturday at Leigh Mall. Colom told the crowd of 250 that he regretted the decision not to prosecute the Ricky Ball case himself. On Thursday, the Attorney General's Office announced it had dropped the manslaughter charge against former Columbus Police Department officer Canyon Boykin in the 2015 shooting death of Ball. Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Protest organizer David Horton holds the megaphone while Arthur Harris addresses the crowd during Saturday's protest at Leigh Mall. Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
A "Black Lives Matter" sign was one of several signs brought to Saturday's protest at Leigh Mall in Columbus. A crowd of about 250 people turned out to protest the Attorney General's decision to drop the manslaughter charge against former Columbus Police Department officer Canyon Boykin in the 2015 shooting death of Ricky Ball. Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
Photo by: Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
