The fatal shooting of a black man by a Minneapolis police officer has prompted unrest in the city as the community demands answers, while authorities say they can’t provide additional details because of the ongoing investigation. Civil rights leaders appealed Thursday, November 19, 2015, for Minneapolis…
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Harteau said police would pursue arrests where they had evidence, but Bob Kroll, the police union leader, said the department should be moving more forcefully, including removal of tents that a few protesters have set up outside the north side’s 4th Precinct.
This undated photo released by his sister Javille Burns shows Jamar Clark, who was fatally shot in a confrontation with police on Sunday, November 15, 2015, in Minneapolis.
Around 20 people occupied the Fourth Precinct Tuesday morning, the day after several protesters were arrested for shutting down I-94.
Police said they were responding to an assault call Sunday in which Clark was a suspect when they arrived to find Clark interfering with paramedics trying to treat the injured woman.
The president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cornell William Brooks, is in Minneapolis on Friday where he has been meeting with Gov. Mark Dayton and City Mayor Betsy Hodges, along with other NAACP leaders, to discuss Clark’s killing.
A lawyer for Schwarze claims that Clark had attempted to grab the officer’s gun, though witnesses say that Clark was handcuffed when he was shot. The FBI is also undertaking a civil rights investigation.
Police in Minneapolis gathered for a fourth night of protests.
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating.
Protesters have been camped at the police station since Jamar Clark, 24, was shot last Sunday.
Friday evening’s vigil was peaceful and included attendees from several races.
Three activists were escorted from a Minneapolis City Council meeting Friday after speaking out about Clark’s shooting.
We’ve heard the same sort of rhetoric time and again, that the deceased “didn’t deserve” to be shot. “You will be held accountable for what you have done to our community”.
“Other police agencies across the country would be well-advised to check that they have kept up with training their officers and otherwise preparing for large-scale critical incidents, such as demonstrations that turn violent”, the report read.
The activists were advised that the public is welcome to attend City Council meetings, but rules require those in attendance to refrain from disruptions. The statement was also signed by Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis president Robert Kroll.
The protests are the latest call for change by a community that has had rocky relations with police.
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The NAACP is organizing a candlelight vigil and march for Friday evening outside the Minneapolis police station.
