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Protests erupt in California after shooting of black man

Demonstrators gather outside City Hall to protest the police shooting of Stephon Clark, in Sacramento, California, U.S. (Reuters)

About 200 demonstrators squared off with police in riot gear overnight in California’s capital and more protests are planned for Saturday, after an autopsy on Stephon Clark contradicted the police account of the shooting of the unarmed black man.

Waving signs and chanting the 22-year-old’s name in unison, the protesters gathered at city hall before marching into the Old Sacramento part of the city, filled with bars, restaurants and tourists.

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