All had injuries that were not life-threatening. Protesters have been camping outside the building since the November 15 fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police officer on Sunday.
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The Minneapolis Police Department says it has additional uniformed officers in the area to ensure everyone is safe.
Three victims were taken to North Memorial Medical Centre by private vehicle and two more were taken to the Hennepin County Medical Centre by ambulance, it added. All had injuries that were not life-threatening.
Black Lives Matter, which has been organizing the protests near the 4th precinct, has a march planned for 2 p.m. Tuesday. No one was in custody, and police are interviewing witnesses and ask that anyone with information come forward, the statement said.
Oluchi Omeoga, a young protester who has participated in the demonstrations since last Monday, said she witnessed the incident. At least one was wearing a mask.
“Then it was like they just turned around and they just started shooting”.
When authorities arrived they located a passenger auto with three people inside. He says those gathered kept fires going for warmth amid freezing temperatures.
Clark’s brother Eddie Sutton issued a statement early Tuesday calling for an end to the sit-in “out of imminent concern” for protesters’ safety.
“Thank you to the community for the incredible support you have shown for our family in this hard time”. It starts at the 4th precinct station.
We appreciate Black Lives Matter for holding it down and keeping the protests peaceful.
Some people have said Mr Clark was handcuffed and was shot in the head.
The crowd protesting the shooting began pushing the counter protesters back and called them white supremacists.
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Federal and state authorities are resisting releasing the footage, which is from an ambulance, mobile police camera, public housing cameras and people’s cellphones, because they say it doesn’t show the full incident and making the recordings public would compromise their investigations. The FBI has said release of videos and other evidence would be detrimental to the investigation.
