“I was like, they’ve got a gun – don’t follow them”, the second witness said. Protesters have said grand juries are unlikely to indict police officers. Some community leaders called for peace on the day of the funeral, as family members also asked for no protests.
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Wesley Martin was among those shot.
His brother on Tuesday thanked demonstrators for their continued vigilance but asked them to halt activity out of concern, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. A protester allegedly punched one of them.
Alexander Dewan Apprentice Clark, who said he chased the attackers, said one of the men fell and when Clark helped him up, he felt what he believed to be a bulletproof vest under the man’s clothing.
A witness identified as Dana Jaehnert said one of the men was wearing a mask.
“We will not bow to fear or intimidation”, Black Lives Matter’s Noor said at a rally by the police precinct building.
The man was arrested in his vehicle in south Minneapolis.
The protests began after shooting death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark. The 23-year-old was found by authorities while the other two men turned themselves in. The search for additional suspects continues.
Monday’s shootings left the public’s safety a decidedly open question.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A steady stream of mourners entered a north Minneapolis church on Wednesday to pay their respects to a man whose death in a confrontation with police sparked more than a week of protests. We have zero tolerance for this type of violent action and are relieved to hear that arrests have already been made related to this shooting.
As the firewood was piled high outside the Minneapolis Police Department’s 4th Precinct on Tuesday afternoon, protesters holding boxes of pizza walked through the crowd, offering up slices to those they passed by.
Clark was shot in the leg and foot after escorting several masked men away from the precinct.
Ellison’s office early Tuesday issued a statement on behalf of the Clark family following the shootings, calling for a finish to the protests for safety’s sake, a request that organizers quickly rejected.
A protester who gave his name as Big Don Carlito says demonstrations no longer have anything to do with the Clark family.
John Elder, a spokesman for the police department, said, “No matter what, people are going to have their own theories”, but he hoped people would wait for the facts to emerge before drawing unsubstantiated conclusions.
On Monday night, five people suffered gunshot injuries that were not life-threatening when at least one person opened fire on the crowd.
Officers arrested two suspects following the shooting on Monday night and said they’re searching for others. Protesters have gathered there since the shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark on November 15.
The officers involved were Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze.
All five shooting victims were treated for non-life threatening wounds.
No one was in custody, and police were asking anyone with information to come forward.
Activists have said they will stay until the city agrees to release video footage of two police officers’ deadly encounter with Clark.
Some protesters criticized the police response time and said officers arrived in full riot gear.
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As we’ve reported, demonstrators have set up a camp outside the Minneapolis Police Department’s 4th Precinct to protest the fatal police shooting of a black man. Police say they shot Jamar Clark in the head because he interfered with paramedics who were treating his girlfriend.
