March through Liverpool in protest at deaths of black citizens in U.S.

The family of a teenage boy who died here in police detention this week joined hundreds of protestors who marched through the city Saturday following the deaths of two black men in the United States.

A large contingent of police officers were on duty in the busy downtown area as the march took place from the city's main Lime Street railway station through streets crammed with shoppers.

The "Black Lives Matter" protest was organized by a British campaign group before the death earlier this week of local teenager Mzee Mohammed, 18, who lived in the Liverpool inner city Toxteth area.

He died while in police detention after being restrained by security staff at the Liverpool One shopping center. The teen became unwell and was pronounced dead in hospital on Wednesday night.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is currently investigating Mohammed's deaths. An autopsy has yet to yield the cause of his sudden death.

Family, friends and supporters walked also from Liverpool Lime Street station towards the spot where he collapsed and died.

In a statement, his family said: "He was more to us than a son, brother and nephew, he was our friend." His mother Karla said she wanted "a full transparent investigation" to the incident.

The peaceful vigil for Mohammed was followed by the demonstrators held will in protest against the killing of two black men in the United States.

Protestors waved placards in solidarity with black victims of police brutality and wider injustices towards the black community. Endit