A group of demonstrators marched up to Queens Borough Hall, where a candlelight vigil was held in honor of Tyre Nichols on Monday evening.

"It doesn't matter why he was stopped. He didn't deserve to die," Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who organized the vigil, said.

A group of several dozen people attended the vigil. Among them were advocates, elected officials and Queens residents.

At the vigil, Richards called for legislation that would increase accountability for misconduct by law enforcement officers.

"Let me be clear. It doesn't matter what color an officer is. If you brutalize someone, you must be held accountable. There has to be one standard, one law," Richards said.

Many expressed sadness, anger and frustration for an issue they say has existed for too long.

"This has been an ongoing problem in the police community and in the Black community, and nothing is being done. So I just want to be here to show my support," Maleek Stith, a youth ambassador with Queens Defenders, said.

Advocates and local leaders hope to see more done at the federal level, but also want to see stronger discipline for police in the city in the hopes of preventing something like Nichols' death from happening here.

"Let's not wait for another young person to die at the hands of the police. And yes, we have to make sure laws are passed," Lori Zeno, the executive director of Queens Defenders, said.