Minneapolis police have arrested three suspects in connection with the shooting of five Black Lives Matter demonstrators on Monday.
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The suspects, all detained in the Minneapolis area, are Allen Lawrence Scarsella, 23, Nathan Gustavsson, 21, Daniel Macey, 26, and Joseph Backman, 27, according to United States media.
Minnesotans on Wednesday got to look inside Clark’s personal life during a funeral for the 24-year-old man shot and killed by Minneapolis police early November 15.
A Hennepin County sheriff’s office news release said that officials there are “not aware of any concerns that would warrant closing City Hall”.
Activists believe releasing the video to the public is of dire importance.
A Crowd Rise fundraiser for Clark’s family reached its $10,000 goal.
“We reiterate that we have zero faith in this police department’s desire to keep our community safe”, said Miski Noor, a Black Lives Matter Minneapolis organizer, according to The New York Times.
Caption + Family members of Jamar Clark got out of a limousine to show show support for the Black Lives Matter supporters as Clark’s the funeral procession passed by the Minneapolis Police Department’s 4th Precinct, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, in Minneapolis.
His funeral service, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, was held at Shiloh Temple, an worldwide congregation just blocks from where Clarke died after being shot in the head by a Minneapolis police officer.
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Some protesters criticized the police response time and said officers arrived in full riot gear. Many activists said they are incredulous at the gulf between the two narratives, and even more so at the idea that the police narrative is to be most trusted. As a result, the county asked for and was granted an extension to file charges against the men connected to the shooting. Wesley Martin, who was shot in the knee, said he suspected the white men who appeared on Monday night, were up to no good.
Meanwhile, dozens of people gathered at a north Minneapolis church on Wednesday for the funeral of Clark.
Rep. Keith Ellison is calling for the protest at the 4th Precinct on Minneapolis’ north side to “evolve beyond encampment” following a shooting Monday night where five protesters were injured.
“We are locked and loaded”, he says, holding up a black 1911-style pistol. “Basically you’re asking us to put faith, trust and patience in a system that we know in the past has been created to carry out laws that basically says that black and brown folks are dispensable”, she said. Police say Clark was a suspect in an assault and was interfering with paramedics who were trying to treat the victim.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the state agency investigating his death, is looking into whether he was restrained.
Their goal, he said, was “a little reverse cultural enriching”. This priority guides the decision-making by Mayor Hodges and Police Chief Harteau and we thank them for their efforts in this challenging time to protect all people in our city, including those involved in the peaceful demonstrations.
Grimm said concerns were brought up to police, but protesters felt the threats were not being taken seriously.
Steven Belton, interim president of the Minneapolis Urban League, agreed, saying protesters had achieved most of what they wanted.
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Belton said the vigil should end to “restore order” to the community, which he said has endured open gunfire, traffic and service interruptions, smoke from the protesters’ fires and hours of helicopter noise.
