Phoenix Police Use Tear Gas, Pepper Spray During Civil Rights Rally

Police in Phoenix used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration late Friday night.

Nohelani Graf, a reporter/anchor with ABC 15 in Phoenix, tweeted photos, writing that protesters had being pepper sprayed.

Chief Yahner said the protest was "successful" in having the demonstrators' message heard, but the time had come to disperse the crowd.

Civil rights leader Rev. Jarrett Maupin helped lead the march, which kicked off at 8 p.m. outside Phoenix City Hall. Maupin had said they were changing the march route to shut down Interstate 10.