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More than 75 people gathered in downtown Phoenix on Thursday evening to protest recent police killings across the country and call for police reform.
Organizer Jacob Raiford spoke to the gathering, invited attendees to speak and led a small march around the Phoenix City Council chambers. No law enforcement officers were present, although a drone sometimes hovered overhead. We’re here to talk about the next step in terms of addressing disproportionate treatment against the Black and brown community and the police culture, Raiford told The Arizona Republic before the event began. It’s getting people in a specific place, having that dialogue, creating that energy and channeling that momentum toward . change.
Phoenix police called protesters targets during surveillance, before arrests
Valley activists speak with ABC15 after documents reveal they were targeted by Phoenix police during protest.
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PHOENIX â New documents show Phoenix police spent hours monitoring protest leaders during a peaceful October demonstration.
Officers called the activists targets while surveilling them with drones, surveillance cameras, and vehicles.
The charges have since been dropped as part of the continued impact of ABC15 s Politically Charged investigation, which uncovered police and prosecutors worked together to charge Valley protesters as a criminal street gang based on exaggerations and lies.