VIDEO: WATCH 9 YEAR OLD GIRL'S TEARFUL PLEA TO CHARLOTTE CITY COUNCIL FOLLOWING KEITH LAMONT SCOTT SHOOTING (1937 hits)
A little girl has made a desperate plea to Charlotte city council in a bid to end the deadly cop shootings of black people.
Nine-year-old Zianna Oliphant broke down in tears as she delivered the powerful message to politicians after nearly a week of protests engulfed the North Carolina city.
Dozens of furious protesters packed City Hall on Monday to call for the mayor and police chief to resign and for his department to be held accountable following the fatal shooting of Kevin Lamont Scott.
The father-of-seven's death at the hands of Officer Brently Vinson sparked days of demonstrations that turned violent and caused chaos.
'It's going to be rough in these streets until you give justice to our people,' said the Rev. Milton Williams, the final speaker, according to CNN. 'Our city's in an uproar, and you did not respond.'
Zianna's speech was one of the most powerful, and prompted a standing ovation.
'It's a shame that our fathers and brothers are killed and we can't see them anymore,' she said. 'It's a shame that we have to go through that graveyard and bury him. We need our fathers and brothers to be by our side.'
The girl, who said she was born and raised in Charlotte, said she can't stand how black people are being treated in the city.
'We are black people and we shouldn't have to feel like this. We shouldn't have to protest because y'all are treating us wrong. We do this because we need to and have rights.'
