Lindquist says Ringgenberg was a top DWI enforcer and got an award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 2013.
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Police have video of portions of the incident and maintain Clark was not handcuffed when he was shot. Also, shots were fired near the precinct, but police said they do not know who fired them.
Ringgenberg and Schwarze both have been police officers for seven years, including 13 months with Minneapolis police. He also was a community service officer with the Brooklyn Park Police Department for two years, a Mall of America security guard for a month and a member of the Champlin Police Department’s explorer program for almost three years. The city didn’t immediately release disciplinary records. Their race wasn’t released because it’s private under state law. A New Jersey man said Ringgenberg had grabbed him from behind and held him a chokehold.
The BCA is investigating the case, but Mayor Betsy Hodges has requested a federal civil rights investigation.
Jamine Clark points to the name of his brother, Jamar Clark, on an upside-down flag bearing names of people killed at the hands of police. On Wednesday evening, a crowd of hundreds rallied outside the precinct, among them University of Minnesota students. Harteau says authorities have no plans to clear the tents or stop the protests as long as they stay peaceful.
Inspector Mike Friestleben told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the officers were hurt Wednesday night after being hit by water bottles and rocks.
Sprays of chemical irritant mixed with freezing mist in the air outside Minneapolis’ 4th Precinct Wednesday night as police officers attempted to break up the demonstrators who had occupied part of the station since Sunday.
As the confrontation extended into the night, police used a chemical irritant to control the crowd of scores of protesters swelling outside the precinct office.
Besides officers blocking off the front of the station, orange barricades were set up on one of the street in front of the station and bicycle officers were blocking off the other end. Police have disputed that.
She and other University students said Clark’s death and the resulting turmoil called them to action.
Watch a report on the protest, as aired on WCCO-TV on Wednesday, below.
Just before the early Sunday shooting, police were called to the North Minneapolis neighborhood when ambulance personnel reported a disturbance as they treated a patient. Verbal exchanges between protesters and officers were heated but not physical.
Despite rumors that the police were also shooting off rubber bullets, it appears protesters were referring to marking rounds, which were used to identify people suspected of throwing bricks. The ethnicities of the officers were redacted from the report.
Police have said Clark was a suspect in the assault. He was shot once in the head.
Instead, the BCA wants community members to turn video in to police first.
Tensions rose Wednesday as investigations continue into the police shooting of an unarmed 24-year-old black man.
There is conflict about what happened in the crucial few seconds between the police arriving and Mr Clark being shot.
“I hope they expedite the situation and wrap it up”, Kroll said.
“We don’t want to taint the interviews that may be ongoing with witnesses in this case”, Evans said.
Protesters are calling for the release of any video showing the shooting and what led up to it. “That’s what we’re trying to ascertain”, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s superintendent, Drew Evans, said Tuesday.
Both officers have been on standard paid administrative leave since the shooting of Clark took place. He was removed from life support on Monday and died shortly thereafter.
Police Chief Janee Harteau was on the scene and said the decision to break up the protesters’ presence was made after her department received numerous complaints.
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A few community members have alleged that Clark was handcuffed when he was shot.
