Dozens of protesters have gathered outside Mareeba Police Station following the shooting death of Aubrey Donahue.
The tense scenes saw protesters holding signs reading "Black lives matter" and "jail killer cops", with many attendees expressing their anger towards police in attendance, some describing them as "uniformed murderers".
The protest was in response to the death of the 27-year-old Indigenous man shot by police on Saturday.
The shooting occurred after police responded to a call regarding a domestic violence incident at an address on Love Street in the small town of Mareeba, 65 kilometres west of Cairns.
Queensland Police said negotiators spoke to a man who allegedly had a woman with him at the property, refusing to let her leave.
Four hours after attending the scene at around 3:30pm, police entered the house where they allege Mr Donahue advanced on special officers whilst armed with a knife, leading to the shooting.
However a relative of the deceased, Victoria Van Schie, has demanded police body-cam footage be released, disputing the claim that Mr Donahue had a knife in his possession.
"We want police to release the body-cam footage to us, we will review it," Ms Van Schie told The Courier Mail.
"He had his whole life ahead of him and it's been stolen. He had no knife. He had his mobile phone in his hand."
She said instead of de-escalating a mental health situation, police "shot to kill, not to subdue".
"Our beautiful boy is gone," she said.
In response to the shooting, Mr Donahue's mother Desley spoke at a community meeting held the following day, where she shared the devastation of her loss.
"My son has got bullet holes in his body. I'm his mother, and they (the police) aren't telling me anything," she said.
"I thank you all for coming. I don't know what me and my kids would do without your support."
Approximately 100 people attended the community meeting which was also attended by acting Far North Police District Superintendent Kevin Goan and Queensland Police Service Ethical Standards Command senior investigator Lisa Scully.
Superintendent Goan refrained from sharing specifics of the shooting, including any comments on the body-cam footage, at the meeting, stating all information was now under the jurisdiction of the coroner.
"I will not be talking to you or answering questions about the whys and wherefores of what happened yesterday, is that understood?" Superintendent Goan said.
He said it was the family's decision to pursue and independent investigation into Mr Donahue's death.
"The information that is given by the investigative team to the coroner will be available to the barristers and legal representatives of the family and they can make the application for that."
Circumstances surrounding the incident will be investigated by the Ethical Standards Command on behalf of the State Coroner, and the investigation is subject to oversight by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
