Protesters and community groups are planning a community Thanksgiving dinner outside of a Minneapolis police station where demonstrators have been camped out for more than a week.
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Protesters demanding justice for a black man fatally shot by Minneapolis police were settling in for their ninth night of demonstrations when something just didn’t seem right.
In the aftermath of the shooting, Clark’s brother Eddie Sutton called for an end to the encampment for protestors’ safety. “I thought, ‘Surely, they are not shooting at us”‘.
While the congressman has called for the protesters to re-strategize, protesters have recently said they’re not going anywhere. Lena Gardner, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, said that the group had no protests or rallies planned for Wednesday. Inside, his obituary said the 24-year-old man “liked to swim, fish, listen to music, play basketball, be with family and take trips to Charlotte, North Carolina”. His obituary testified to his love for swimming and fishing, noted that he had been working for a local trucking company and auto wash, and recalled that “as a child, Jamar was always full of energy and had a big smile”.
Clark’s funeral service was preceded by a two-hour viewing, during which a seemingly unending stream of family filed past the casket, Clark’s face covered with a thin white veil.
More than 300 people including Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., arrived at the temple to mourn Clark and show support for the family. Attempts to reach relatives on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Police told the Star Tribune that Scarsella owns a.45-calibre weapon, which matches the eight shells found at the shooting scene. They asked for and received the release of the officers’ names. “Your death was not in vain!” “We ain’t turning around, but we’re here fighting for justice”.
Mayor Betsy Hodges was not present at the funeral.
Police took iPhones, laptops, several camouflage jackets, a tactile vest, a pair of camouflage trousers, ammunition, several gun cases, six pellet guns, among other items, from Scarsella’s residence. Protesters lined the streets, fists raised in salute, as the cars stopped for several minutes, horns honking.
Following a gathering in front of the Federal Courthouse and City Hall, marchers made their way back to the 4th Precinct for a memorial concert for Clark.
However, Stephen Belton, the Minneapolis Urban League’s interim president, has stated that some members of Clark’s family are calling for a complete cessation of protests. The Star Tribune said Gustavsson and Macey turned themselves in to police on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, authorities arrested two men – one 23-year-old white man and one 32-year-old Hispanic man – and said they were seeking additional suspects. All three suspects are white.
Shots were fired early Tuesday morning near the scene of a Minneapolis protest for the second night in a row, but there were no reports of injuries, police said.
“If the whole reason that the tape is not being released to the public is because it would impede the investigation or cause people to draw conclusions one way or the other, the governor’s statement could be perceived in a similar way, as potentially shaping public opinion surrounding this issue”, said Levy-Pounds, who’s called for the release of all tapes held by authorities. “If she’s for this city, justice will be found”. Minneapolis police were searching Tuesday f…
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Also Wednesday, Minneapolis police announced that a fourth person was being held in relation to a shooting that wounded five people Monday near a Black Lives Matter protest over Clark’s death.
