A group of Phoenix police cars line up down the street, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (Kiki Moss/DD)
Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro, Poder in Action, Semillas AZ and Art Collective AZ hosted a peaceful protest at the Phoenix City Council Chambers Wednesday night for families impacted by police violence. People gathered outside the Council Chambers at 4 p.m. for an open mic where speakers and artists performed for protesters.
Candles and flowers sit on a vigil with a collage of articles about people being killed by police brutality, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (Kiki Moss/DD)A group of protesters with Semillas AZ getting the crowd excited to march, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (Kiki Moss/DD)
At the end of the open mic, the protesters would march from City Council Chambers to the Phoenix Police Department Headquarters, however, a group of Blue Lives Matter protesters had gathered, reportedly making death threats at the Black Lives Matter protest and the march was cancelled.
A protester holds up a sign saying “Justice for (Insert new name next week)”, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (Kiki Moss/DD)Candles and flowers sit next to a photo of Fransisco Valdez, a 24-year-old man who was killed during a fatal officer-involved shooting in March 2017. The event was to honor families who have been affected by police violence, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (Kiki Moss/DD)A protester speaks with police officers watching over the protest crowd, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (Kiki Moss/DD)A group of Phoenix police cars line up down the street, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (Kiki Moss/DD)Two protesters use a lighter to remove a Blue Lives Matter ribbon from a tree at the Phoenix City Council Chambers, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Phoenix. (Kiki Moss/DD)
A small crowd of roughly 50 people, however, decided to march on their own from the Phoenix City Council Chambers to police headquarters.
