Protesters in Ann Arbor, to the west of Detroit, took to the streets for the 6th anniversary of the murder of Aura Rosser by the AAPD. Aura Rosser was a 40-year-old African American woman, and was tasered by one officer and shot to death by another on November 8th, 2014. Hundreds of demonstrators marched down city hall to the University of Michigan campus, warding off police and setting up barricades in many areas.
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