In April 2015, a mentally ill man was making his way home from the convenience store near downtown Albany, New York. Donald “Dontay” Ivy was stopped by police, and as the confrontation escalated, he was struck by batons and shocked repeatedly with a Taser. Ivy was handcuffed, and at some point, stopped breathing. He died later at a nearby hospital after police were unable to revive him.
In October, a grand jury found declined to charge the police officers involved in Ivy’s death. A day later, protestors, friends and family of Dontay Ivy, and supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement, took to the streets near Albany Police Headquarters.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - City of Albany Police Lt. Paul E. Kirwan keeps watch during a protest march near downtown Albany, Oct. 30, 2015.
Protestors gathered to demand action from the City of Albany in the case of Donald "Dontay" Ivy, who died after a confrontation with police in April 2015.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquartrers on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - John Larkins holds a sign reading "Justice for Dontay Ivy" while mounted Albany police keep watch during a protest demanding action from the City of Albany in the case of Ivy, who died after a confrontation with police in April 2015.
Larkin is an activist and resident of Boston.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Nine-year-old Kemaury T. Everett pets Sam, a City of Albany Police horse, ridden by patrol officer Kurt Johnson, Oct. 30, 2015.
Mounted police were on hand during a protest in front of the Albany police headquarters by demonstrators demanding action in the case of Donald "Dontay" Ivy, who died after a confrontation with police in April 2015.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Mounted City of Albany Police officers keep the peace during a protest in front of police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard, Oct. 30, 2015.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - John Larkins holds a sign reading "Justice for Dontay Ivy" while lying down at the intersection of Henry Johnson Boulevard and Second Street during a protest demanding action from the City of Albany in the case of Ivy, who died after a confrontation with police in April 2015.
Larkin is an activist and resident of Boston.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Protestors lie down at the intersection of Henry Johnson Boulevard and Second Street during a protest demanding action from the City of Albany in the case of Donald "Dontay" Ivy, who died after a confrontation with police in April 2015.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - A protestor holds a "Black Lives Matter" sign during a demonstration demanding action from the City of Albany in the case of Donald "Dontay" Ivy, who died after a confrontation with Albany police in April 2015.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Aneisha Johnson, sister of Donald "Dontay" Ivy, is overcome with emotion during a protest in front of the City of Albany Police headquarters, Oct. 30, 2015.
Protestors gathered to demand action from the City of Albany in the case of Ivy, who died after a confrontation with Albany police in April 2015.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - A crowd of protestors gathers with the family of Donald "Dontay" Ivy to demand action from the City of Albany in front of the police headquarters, Oct. 30, 2015.
Ivy died after a confrontation with Albany police in April 2015.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Family of Donald "Dontay" Ivy speak to a crowd during a protest in front of the City of Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard, Oct. 30, 2015.
Ivy died after a confrontation with Albany police in April 2015.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Protestors from around the Capital Region gather in front of the City of Albany Police headquarters to demand action from the City of Albany in the case of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 30, 2015) - Masai Andrews, a social worker with the New York State Office of Mental Health and volunteer with Capital Area Against Mass Incarceration, holds signs reading "Black Lives Matter," before a protest in front of the City of Albany Police Department headquarters, Oct. 30, 2015.
Andrews was one of the protest's organizers.
Men, women and children from around the Capital Region gathered at the Albany Police headquarters on Henry Johnson Boulevard to protest a decision to not charge four Albany police officers in the April 2015 death of Donald "Dontay" Ivy.
Ivy was stopped on April 2, 2015, and died after being shocked with a Taser during a confrontation with the police officers.
