HENRIETTA, N.Y. — Protesters took to the streets of Rochester-area suburbs following the fatal police shooting of a man armed with a kitchen knife on Wednesday outside the Open Door Mission. The Rochester Police Department says the man was threatening officers with a knife.

They demanded change Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Jefferson Road and Hylan Drive in Henrietta.

Tiffany Porter of Black in the Burbs organized the demonstrations that took place all over the county.

"Just because you're Black and mentally ill does not cause for you to lose your life,” Porter explained. “They de-escalate white folks all of the time without them losing their lives. We need to reimagine what police in definitely predominantly Black and brown communities looks like."

Paul Flansburg of Henrietta says he had to show his support for Rochester.

"I want people in the city to know that it concerns in the suburbs also and I want people to feel safe in the city,” said Flansburg. “I want people to feel safe in the suburbs."

Flansburg believes that investing in the community would go a long way for the city.

"We need to be safe in Henrietta too,” said Flansburg. “And we are safe and there's a reason for that because we have more resources for schools, for housing, for everything that makes people safe, always so you don't need police."

Porter adds they are not going to stop demanding equality and justice for Black people even in the suburbs.

"Only 7% of the Rochester Police Department live in Rochester,” said Porter. “The rest, 93%, live in the suburbs so the anti-racism work needs to be in the suburbs. We need to demand that these town boards, these board of education. We need to demand anti-racism be taught to the town and begin there."

The group also joined in with the national protest observing the anniversary of Breonna Taylor's death in Kentucky.