Men Charged In 4th Precinct Shootings To Appear In Court
The four men charged in the 4th Precinct protest shooting are slated to make their first appearances in Hennepin County court on Tuesday.
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The four men charged in the 4th Precinct protest shooting are slated to make their first appearances in Hennepin County court on Tuesday.
City and community leaders are saying "enough is enough" and are calling for protesters to end their encampment of the 4th Precinct on Minneapolis' north side.
Charges were filed Monday against the four men arrested last week for shooting Black Lives Matter protesters near Minneapolis' 4th Precinct, where demonstrations have been on-going since the fatal police shooting of Jamar Clark earlier this month.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office has until Monday to decide if it will charge four suspects in Monday night's shooting near the 4th Precinct in north Minneapolis. Police named the suspects Wednesday: Joseph Martin Backman, 27; Daniel Thomas Macey, 26; Allen Lawrence Scarsella, 23; and Nathan Wayne Gustavsson, 21.
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.
After 11 days of protests over the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark, he will be laid to rest. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Shiloh Temple in north Minneapolis. A visitation will start at 10 a.m. and the service will begin at noon.
It's happened nearly each night of the occupation at Minneapolis' 4th Precinct. Black Lives Matter protesters say white supremacists cruise by, shoot video and scope out the crowds.
After a night of violence that left five people shot near the 4th Precinct occupation, protesters are marching to Minneapolis City Hall in a show of solidarity.
Union members are planning to rally in Minneapolis Saturday in support of activists protesting the shooting death of a black man by a city police officer. Labor groups plan to show solidarity with protesters who have been camped out all week since 24-year-old Jamar Clark was fatally shot in north Minneapolis last Sunday.
National and state leaders met Friday afternoon at the Governor's Mansion in St. Paul to talk about the investigation of the shooting of Jamar Clark, and the demands protesters are making.
For the sixth day, protests continue outside Minneapolis' 4th precinct. Protesters continue to demand answers in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark.
Several political and religious leaders joined with members of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis Thursday evening to demand law enforcement to release videos involving the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. Rep. Keith Ellison and Minneapolis City Council members Alondra Cano, Cam Gordan and Lisa Bender addressed the media.
This is the fifth day that protesters have made their presence known outside Minneapolis Police's 4th Precinct building. Demonstrators have taken their message to the streets and faced arrest, while investigators figure out what led to the shooting.
Jamar Clark's family says Wednesday night they want closure and justice. As Black Lives Matter supporters chanted outside the Fourth Precinct in a tense night of protest, Eddie Sutton -- Clark's brother -- said they will hold their ground.
Union officials with Minneapolis police say an investigation shows Jamar Clark was reaching for an officer's gun when he was shot early Sunday morning in north Minneapolis. The police union also says Clark was not handcuffed when the shooting took place and handcuffs were never on.
The Minneapolis Police officers who tried to arrest and ultimately shot Jamar Clark have been interviewed by state investigators. The head of the Minneapolis Police Federation said the interviews wrapped up late Tuesday night.
The FBI says it will start a criminal civil rights investigation into the death of Jamar Clark That is one of the demands the Twin Cities Black Lives Matter group made after Clark's death on Saturday.
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau said at least two squad cars were damaged Sunday night and one arrest was made Monday in the protests following the officer-involved shooting of Jamar Clark.
Black Lives Matter Minneapolis has announced it will hold a press conference at the Minneapolis 4th Precinct on behalf of protesters who want answers in the officer-involved shooting of a young man Sunday.
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