What We Know About Minneapolis Police Shooting of Black Man That's Sparked Protests
- 8 years ago
Protests have erupted in Minneapolis after a 24-year-old African-American man was shot over the weekend by Minneapolis police, according to officials.
The man, identified by family members as Jamar Clark, died a day later after being taken off life support, his family told ABC affiliate KSTP .
The shooting happened on Sunday shortly after 12:45 a.m., when "officers responded to an assault call, which was quickly changed to a health call as the suspect involved in the assault confronted paramedics," Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau said at a news conference Sunday.
Witness Nekelia Sharp told KSTP that Clark "didn't resist" and "did not fight back" police.
"There was no struggle and he was in handcuffs when he [police] shot that young man," she said, adding that after police shot Clark, they took him out of handcuffs and, as KSTP put it, "shoved" witnesses back into their apartments.
The man, identified by family members as Jamar Clark, died a day later after being taken off life support, his family told ABC affiliate KSTP .
The shooting happened on Sunday shortly after 12:45 a.m., when "officers responded to an assault call, which was quickly changed to a health call as the suspect involved in the assault confronted paramedics," Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau said at a news conference Sunday.
Witness Nekelia Sharp told KSTP that Clark "didn't resist" and "did not fight back" police.
"There was no struggle and he was in handcuffs when he [police] shot that young man," she said, adding that after police shot Clark, they took him out of handcuffs and, as KSTP put it, "shoved" witnesses back into their apartments.