COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Protesters converged on the Ohio State campus for the second straight day to remember 13 year old Tyre King and Henry Green.

There were chants for justice and peace. Individuals sang lyrics that underscore a harsh reality of inequality and fear according to some protestors.

Ohio Student Association organizer Julian Barnett says, “The issue here is because we are black we are assumed to be doing something menacing and that’s hardly the case in a lot of the instances that I hear about.”

Barnett, a recent Ohio State Graduate says he wanted to join this crowd to honor Ty’re King and Henry Green, two young African Americans killed by Columbus Police. CPD says Green was armed and fired at undercover police officers when he was shot and killed.  CPD says King was a suspect in an armed robbery, failed to follow police orders, and pointed what was believed to be a gun at police as he fled. That gun was later determined to be a BB gun.

Barnett explains, “A job as a police officer in this state is to protect and serve and to be a positive authority in the community. Taking the lives of young people, that’s not positive.”

Other students joined the protest once they saw a group gathering on the oval. Arizona Hess was on her way to class when she stopped to show her support.

Hess adds, “It’s about us joining together to fight something that is a problem right now. Everyone does matter, but black lives are being taken and that is not ok.”

After listing demands for change, chanting, and singing, these students got down on one knee in silence for 13 minutes, one minute for each year Ty’re was alive. Group leaders say they must remain organized in order to bring about real change.

Barnett says, “It’s an epidemic that we can control now. I feel as though as if we take more approaches like what we are doing we will be able to do that.”

Another gathering is planned for Friday evening at Franklin Park.