PHOENIX — Phoenix advocacy groups rallied outside City Hall and then marched to the regular scheduled City Council meeting to demand police department reform after the release of a videotape showing officers pointing guns and cursing at a family.
The groups rallying Wednesday demanded the firing of the officers. They're also seeking creation of an oversight board of civilians to ensure recommendations made for department reforms over the past decade are put into place.
Last month's incident targeting a young black couple and their two small daughters has sparked an outcry around the country.
The couple says their 4-year-old daughter stole a doll from a store without their knowledge.
No charges have been filed against the couple who has filed a $10 million claim against the city.
Police Chief Jeri Williams has promised change in her department after being booed by some of hundreds of people gathered to discuss a videotaped police encounter that has caused a national outcry.
The meeting at a downtown church Tuesday night was called by the city after the release of a bystander's video of officers who pointed their guns and shouted obscenities last month at a black family. The couple says their 4-year-old daughter stole a doll from a store without their knowledge.
Williams has assured those gathered that the meeting would not be the last, saying: "We are here to listen, we are here to make change."
No charges have been filed against the couple who has filed a $10 million claim against the city.
