For the fourth night in a row, protesters came out to march over the death of Daniel Prude. Those on the ground say most of the night was peaceful as the protesters marched on Jefferson Avenue and towards Rochester City Hall.  

"It wasn't until we walked to the Public Safety Building that we were greeted with a wall of police officers and incredible show of force," said Rachel Barnhart, Monroe County Legislator. 

Barnhart was a part of a group of elders, pastors, and elected officials who came to the front of the barricade. Their goal was to be a calming force for police. Barnhart says things escalated when someone threw bottles and a sparkling device at police, forcing police to respond. 

"I don't believe that it's appropriate to fire dangerous projectiles into a crowd of a thousand people because some bottles were thrown and a sparkling device was thrown," said Barnhart. 

Mary Lupien from the Rochester City Council was also on hand and agreed with Barnhart. 

"The response from the police was outrageous. It wasn't just the police. It was our sheriff's department and the New York State Troopers, who brought bearcats, which are tanks, and dogs into our community," said Lupien. 

Going forward, Lupien says this needs to stop. 

"We really should be talking about how we should be addressing the demands of the protestors. Instead, our law enforcement is treating them as an opponent in a war," said Lupien. 

Monroe County Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell, who also attended the protest, left when things started to get hectic. He says that even though there are some agitators, they should continue to protest peacefully. 

"We protest for change. We protest to make sure that we don't ever see these types of issues happening again and that's what protesting is about. We're not there to riot, we're not there to hurt nobody or not there to get hurt," said Flagler-Mitchell.