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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�...

Protesters rally in Phoenix to demand police reform following deadly shootings They called for the creation of an unarmed crisis assistance program separate from law enforcement to respond to non-violent and non-criminal calls. Author: Niala Charles Updated: 3:41 AM MST April 16, 2021 PHOENIX — A passionate protest led by the W.E. Rising Project near Phoenix City Hall on Thursday demanded a new approach to policing.  The demonstrators are calling for a new response group to take over non-violent police calls. This call came after a series of traumatic deadly...

Bleeding and in handcuffs in a dark Chandler park, 17-year-old Anthony Cano explained that he'd tried to toss the gun he was carrying "so he wouldn't get shot." The officer who shot him twice in the back, Chase Bebak-Miller, told the boy his action had been "stupid." As Bebak-Miller explained to him, and later, to investigators, he thought Cano was pulling the gun on him. The exchange was one of the new details found in a report released by Chandler police last week regarding the controversial January 2 shooting. The report also states that the boy flashed a gang sign and displayed his stole...

Chandler police release arrest records for 5 detained in Anthony Cano protests BrieAnna J. Frank, Arizona Republic © The Republic Five activists were arrested Friday after a protest turned into a march near City Hall in Chandler on March 12, 2021. Chandler police on Saturday released records for the five people arrested during Friday evening protests seeking justice for Anthony Cano, the 17-year-old fatally shot by an officer in January. About 30 protesters gathered at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, near Arizona Avenue and Chicago Street, demanding the city take action against the...

Chandler police release new information about officer shooting that killed Anthony Cano, 17 Perry Vandell, Arizona Republic Replay Video UP NEXT The Chandler Police Department released a redacted police report on Thursday afternoon about the Jan. 2 police shooting that ultimately killed 17-year-old Anthony Cano weeks later. Chandler police issued the report eight days after they released unredacted body-camera footage showing Officer Chase Bebak-Miller attempting to stop Cano, who was riding a bicycle, before pursuing him in a foot chase into Gazelle Meadows Park and sh...