The sixth night of protests in downtown Rochester following the death of Daniel Prude in police custody was deemed unlawful by Rochester police after the department claims a barricade in front of the public safety building was taken down by protesters.

Roughly 1,000 people began the protest in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park Monday night. There were speakers prior to a march to city hall where organizers read their demands.

Those including calls for Mayor Lovely Warren and Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary to resign, as well as the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude to be fired and arrested.

New York state Assemblyman-Elect Demond Meeks, who is slated to replace the late David Gantt in the 137th District, was among the protestors. He said he cried when he saw the video of Prude and change needs to happen.

"The policies are flawed. We need to change the system,” Meeks said. “When you have a system that spends 110 hours on gun training and 8 hours on de-escalation, that's a flawed system. We need to change such practices. We need to make sure we're using professional development hours as an opportunity to teach racial justice trainings to teach police how to properly serve the community. So the system is flawed and we need to look at ways to change the system."

The night once again ended at the public safety building on Exchange Street. That's where at times it became tense as protesters stood off against the police, after the police department deemed the protest unlawful.

Rochester police released the following statement, in part:

“The crowd was initially peaceful before trying to defeat the barricades at around 10:20pm. Later in the evening a few members of the crowd threw bottles at the officers on the line. Officers maintained their positions during both events. At approximately 01:00 a.m. the remainder of the group dispersed and began to leave the area without further incident. The Rochester Police Department would like to thank our local and state law enforcement partners, along with community members and elders who helped keep the protest peaceful.”