A black police officer at a Black Lives Matter rally maintained his composure as demonstrators hurled profanities and taunts at the cop.
Videos circulating around social media shows a group of masked agitators shouting at the officer, who manages to keep a straight face as the abuse is screamed at him.
The demonstrators had taken to the LAPD precinct for their protest, with several seen pulling at the fence used to protect the building.
A group of masked agitators could be seen screaming profanities at a black police officer during Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles on Wednesday night following the grand jury indictment in the Breonna Taylor case
At various points in the clip, the group can be heard calling the officer a 'b***h,' as they rag on him for being a 'n***a' in the police force.
One of the people screaming at the officer even mimics shooting a gun with his fingers as they continue shouting at the cop.
While all of this is happening, the officer continues to look on into the distance.
One masked demonstrator mimics shooting a gun at the officer
Protesters march in downtown Los Angeles during a demonstration held to demand justice for the death of Breonna Taylor after the results of a grand jury indictment of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison
Protesters took to the streets hours after a grand jury decided not to bring murder charges against the three officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor.
Taylor, 26, was killed on March 13 when Sgt Jonathan Mattingly and Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison burst down the door to her home in Louisville, Kentucky, while executing a botched late-night raid and shot her five times.
The search warrant for the EMT's home related to a drugs investigation over her ex-boyfriend, who was not present at the property and who had been arrested at a different address earlier that night.
More than six months on from her killing, a grand jury returned a decision Wednesday on possible charges against the three cops, choosing to indict just one of the officers - Hankison - on the lesser charges of wanton endangerment.
The first-degree charge, a Class D felony which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, relates to Hankison shooting into the neighboring apartments during the incident.
No charges were brought against him in relation to the death of Taylor, and Mattingly and Cosgrove face no charges over the incident.
Protests erupted in Kentucky and around America as soon as the charges were revealed as many - including Taylor's family - voiced outrage over the cops not facing murder charges.
Protesters march with a vigil for Taylor
California has seen near-continuous protests over racial inequality and police brutality that began in May in response to the death of George Floyd during an arrest in Minneapolis.
Protesters gathered in cities across the state on Saturday, June 20 - the date of the shooting - to call for greater equality across the country.
The day fell after Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day on which the last slaves of the Confederacy learned of their freedom.
Grafitti on the night of the verdict announcement in the Breonna Taylor murder jury trial
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