(Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP).
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The governor added that he will meet with Black Lives Matter Minneapolis and other community activists again in December.
Dayton made the request after a meeting Saturday with members of Jamar Clark’s family and Black Lives Matter, as well as Rep. Keith Ellison. He said the officers should face charges and “go through the same procedures that we do. We think they’re guilty, but let the court decide”. Day in and day out, we ask officers to do the hard work of keeping our city and our people safe. He led a chant of, “No justice, no peace!”
I will also urge the Department of Justice lawyers and the U.S. Attorney to investigate any matters, which occurred in Minneapolis during the past week that may have violated the civil rights of any Minnesota citizens.
Gov. Mark Dayton on Saturday asked the family of an unarmed black man shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers to meet with federal attorneys headed to Minnesota on Sunday.
The Assistant Attorney General repeated her statement last night that a release of any tapes now in the possession of the State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension would be “extremely detrimental” to the federal investigation.
Protesters have made their demands clear, they want police video and investigators are making their intentions known, they also want justice and for now that means no video will be released.
The officers involved in the shooting, Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze, are on administrative leave.
The incident happened just before 1 a.m.at the corner of Plymouth Avenue North and Morgan Avenue North. Police say they were called to the scene because Clark was interfering with medical personnel responding to a domestic assault call. The police union said Clark grabbed one officer’s gun, although the weapon remained in its holster.
Authorities also say none of the videos shows the shooting in its entirety.
“Police officers have shown restraint and professionalism under very challenging conditions, and most protesters have gathered peacefully”, said Hodges. Protesters have said they don’t believe that version of events.
Clark’s cousin Kenya McKnight said the family wants people to remember that Clark was loved and cared for and “he was really on this path of getting his life together”. Funeral plans have been set for Wednesday at Shiloh Temple worldwide.
Earlier this year, Clark was convicted of a felony count of terroristic threats and sentenced to 15 months in prison.
McKnight said any focus on Clark’s background is misplaced.
A few people in the community say they saw him handcuffed at the time of the shooting – a claim police have disputed.
One neighbour, Nekelia Sharp, said he tried to speak to his partner; that’s when he was handcuffed and shot, she alleged.
“That’s not the point”.
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Harteau said after the meeting that “misinformation” is being spread about the case, but she would not elaborate.
