Memorial rally held to remember Cincinnati shooting that sparked 2001 riots Share Updated: 11:25 PM EDT Apr 7, 2021 Share Updated: 11:25 PM EDT Apr 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript HEAVY HEARTS AS THE COMMUNITY REFLECTED. EVERY STEP TAKEN WHILE MARCHING DOWN 13TH STREET CARRY THE WEIGHT, THE GRIEF OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE 20 YEARS AGO TODAY. >> TIMOTHY THOMAS'S DEATH WAS THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK. >> ON APRIL 7, 2001, 19 YEAR-OLD TIMOTHY THOMAS AN UNARMED BLACK MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY A CINCINNATI POLICE OFFICER. IT SPARKED THE LARGEST RIOTS SINCE THE DEMONSTRATIONS IN LOS ANGELES NINE YEARS EARLIER. >> WE NEED HEALING IN OUR CITY. AND WE NEED RACIAL HEALING IN OUR CITY. >> THERE ARE MANY REMINDERS MAKING IT FEEL LIKE JUST YESTERDAY. >> THIS HAPPENED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET WHERE NOW YOU SEE THESE NICE LIGHTS AND THE BUILDINGS ARE DAMN NEAR PAINTED OVER THE REST IN PEACE TIMOTHY. >> THE FAMILY THANKED EVERYONE IN THE CONTINUED PURSUIT OF EQUALITY AND JUSTICE. >> IT IS TIME TO START WORKING TOGETHER, STICKING TOGETHER BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT 20 YEARS PASSED BY AND THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF STILL GOING ON. >> AMID THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN AND THE MEMORIES OF THE RACIAL PROTEST FROM LAST SUMMER, A LOT OF HURT, BUT ALSO HOPE. >> IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE'RE HERE BUT WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE HAVE, I'M GLAD THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL HERE AND, YOU KNOW, WILLING TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP IT AT THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR MIND. >> AND THE FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER. >> SO WE NEED HELP. WE DON'T JUST NEED YOU TO SAY YOU'RE AN ALI OR AN ACCOMPLICE OR WHATEVER IT IS. I JUST WANT YOU TO BE HUMAN. HELENA: A VERY EMOTIONAL EVENT TONIGHT. VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON TIMOTHY AND HIS FAMILY. ACTIVISTS ASKED THOSE TO GET INVOLVED IN CAUSES THAT PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE. REPORTING L