The Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray, pastor emeritus at First African Methodist Episcopal Church, center, greets Edsell, left, and Tritobia Ford at the conclusion of the service. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A liturgical dance presentation titled “The Storm Is Over Now” is performed during the funeral. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Pallbearers line up at the start of the funeral for Ezell Ford at First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles. Ford, 25, an unarmed black man, was shot by the LAPD on Aug. 11. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Family and friends gather at First African Methodist Episcopal Church for Ezell Ford’s funeral service. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A liturgical dance piece titled “The Storm Is Over Now” is performed at the service. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
A comment made several times by speakers at Ford’s funeral was that he was “receiving his scholarship to the university of heaven.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Family members shed tears during the funeral. “This is the breaking point,” Maurice Bull, 46, one of Ford’s cousins, said afterward. “It’s got to stop.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Tritobia Ford emotes before the funeral of her son, Ezell Ford. With Ford’s “passing, it is time for a national conversation,” retired Rep. Diane Watson told the mourners to rousing applause. (Jay L. Clendenin/ Los Angeles Times)
A family member’s jacket is adorned with remembrances of Ezell Ford. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
