34-year-old Rumain Brisbon was killed in a confrontation that community members likened to the deaths of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York. Both men are black.
The demonstration comes a day after the Phoenix police department defended the decision by the officer who shot Brisbon.
Phoenix police also did not identify the officer, but said he was a 30-year-old with seven years on the force.
Sgt. Trent Crump, a Phoenix police spokesman, said the officer and his partner were responding to a burglary call about 6 p.m. Tuesday when a local resident told them that men in a black SUV were dealing drugs.
The Phoenix Police Department said the officer approached the SUV, whose driver got out. When the officer told the driver, later identified as Brisbon, to show his hands, the driver instead reached for his waistband which led the officer to draw his gun.
Crump said Brisbon began to run away, but the officer chased him down, and they began struggling. He said the officer believed he felt the handle of a gun while holding the suspect's hand in his pocket. When the officer reportedly unable to keep his grip on Brisbon's hand, he fired two shots.
The object in Brisbon's pocket was later discovered to be a bottle of pain pills. An unspecified weapon and what appeared to be marijuana were also found in the SUV.
Brisbon's family and friends claimed he just delivered dinner to his children on Tuesday night.
Ann Hart, chairwoman of the African American Police Advisory Board for South Phoenix, there should be a deeper investigation on why police officers are feeling compelled to shoot and kill as opposed to apprehend and detain suspects.
Another protest was scheduled for Friday night in Phoenix.
Meanwhile, a non-profit police foundation in nearby Tempe in Arizona canceled a fundraising 'Run From the Cops 5K' race scheduled for Saturday, citing sensitivity and respect for all sides.
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