A neighborhood's reaction to the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man by an unnamed Kingsland, Georgia police officer turned into a rally of over 100 people Thursday evening.
Authorities said Tony Green was shot and killed near Pineland Bank on E. King Avenue following a traffic stop.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said around 10:42 p.m., a Kingsland Police Officer was following a vehicle at the intersection of Lily Street and North East Street. The passenger and Green fled from the car.
The officer ran after Green, the driver, and after getting into an altercation with him, shot him several times and killed him, according to authorities.
"People are tired of stuff happening and it's just getting pushed under the rug, and it's time for justice," said pastor Mack Knight.
Knight is calling for accountability from city and county leaders.
"We never thought we'd experience anything like this in Kingsland," he said. "It's not a black problem. It's an American problem."
Meanwhile, loved ones are still asking how the traffic stop turned deadly.
"It's like you've woken up out of a nightmare. I never thought I'd be one of the Trayvon Martin parents," said Wayne Anderson, who says he is the father of Green.
"I pray that God forgive this officer, we not going to retaliate in the city of Kingsland today," said Edward King.
Several neighbors told First Coast News that the officer and Green had run-ins in the past, as well as complaints.
"It’s a terrible thing that this is what it had to come to get the attention of authorities," said an attendee of the rally. "[Before this happened] I called on the phone and said you have to do something about this officer."
The GBI hasn't released the officer's name or the body camera footage during what is currently an ongoing investigation.
"I won't let my anger override my faith," Anderson said. "Justice will be served."
First Coast News sent out an open records request for the 911 calls associated with the shooting. We're told by the county's attorney the calls aren't available because of the open nature of the case.
According to GBI records, this is the fourth officer-involved shooting in Georgia this past week; the 48th in the state for 2018.