Around 100 people gathered at the State Capitol shortly after 6:30 p.m. to protest police brutality and the government.

Most of the demonstrators wore all black and had gas masks, some live-streamed the event on Facebook, and one individual was equipped with a bulletproof jacket, helmet and Captain America shield.

As of 8:30 p.m., the event remained peaceful. On Wednesday, a group marching down East Colfax Avenue had broken windows and committed other acts of vandalism. Eight people were arrested.

A pro-Trump event that had been scheduled for the night failed to materialize.

Throughout the night the group chanted the names of people who have been killed by law enforcement agencies around the country including Elijah McClain, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Jesse Cedillo.

Law enforcement officials kept an eye on the protest throughout the night as police vans, motorcycles and sedans circled the group.

“I’m out here because of (my 11-year-old son), if he gets pulled over I might never see him again,” yelled an adult woman through a megaphone across from the Civic Center bus station.

As demonstrators marched around the Civic Center and down the 16th Street Mall some cars driving by honked in their support of the march, while others yelled obscenities to the group.

Protesters halted traffic at the intersections at Colfax Avenue and Broadway Street; 14th Avenue and Broadway Street; and Lincoln Street and 14th Avenue near the State Capitol.

During the intentional traffic stops, the group yelled anti-police and anti-government chants.

“You think because they now have a blue person in the White House, that’s going to stop us? Absolutely not,” the group chanted.

The demonstration looped back to the steps of the capitol where individuals shared their personal stories.

“When my 11-year-old son saw what happened to George Floyd, he told me he wants to get out there and fight for our people,” a protestor said. “An 11-year-old wants change, and we won’t stop until we get it.”