It was not immediately clear if the St. Louis police were aware of the incident. An email and a phone call from The Associated Press to police were not immediately answered.
The group of at least 500 people was on their way to Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house, singing, “Give up Lyda, take the police with you,” the media reported.
The resignation demands come after a Facebook Live briefing on Friday in which Krewson read the names and addresses of several residents who wrote letters to the mayor suggesting that he remove the police department.
The video was removed from Facebook and Krewson apologized Friday, stating that she “was not intended to cause distress.”
The names and letters are considered public records, but Krewson’s actions received a strong reaction.
Protesters across the country have been pushing to “remove the police” following the death of George Floyd and other black people killed by the police. Floyd, who was handcuffed, died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes.
