Black Lives Matter protests in Minneapolis’ Fourth Precinct Live

Demonstrators block a portion of Interstate 94 on Monday night in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis NAACP President Nekima Levy-Pounds said they are demanding involvement by federal investigators, as well “grief counselors in the form of African-American psychologists to be supplied to people in north Minneapolis who witnessed the event”. Community members and activists called for a federal investigation, as well as for authorities to release video of the incident and the officer’s identity.

The shooting triggered protests and arrests, alongside demands that police release video of the incident.

Demonstrators, led by the Black Lives Matter movement, would quickly set up shop outside MPD’s nearby 4th precinct headquarters, blocking the main entrance.

Angry protesters gathered outside a police station in north Minneapolis, beating on the doors, and shouted down the mayor Sunday in the wake of a police shooting earlier in the day.

The shooting prompted protests after a few witnesses said the man was handcuffed and not resisting when he was shot.

Schweigart said the 51 individuals who were detained were cooperative in detaining them, and no usage of force was needed.

Neighbor Kiesha Steele said she was on her porch when she saw a man approach an ambulance where paramedics were apparently attending to one of the partygoers.

Schweigart says the northbound lanes of the highway were closed for about two and a half hours.

“Every witness account I heard said he was handcuffed”.

Members of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, Minneapolis NAACP and Community United Against Police Brutality were among those demonstrating.

Clark has had contact with police in the past.

Nekelia Sharp, who lives across the street, Mr Clark was merely trying to talk to his girlfriend after their argument when he was handcuffed and then shot.

A federal civil rights investigation would not preempt the ongoing investigation by the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau promised an investigation stating, “everyone deserves to learn the truth”.

According to authorities, a man was shot during a physical altercation with police early Sunday morning.

The Minneapolis National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said Clark “was murdered, execution style” by police, and that witnesses said police handcuffed Clark and slammed him to the ground. She wasn’t clear about where the cars were. One person was arrested in connection with damage to an unmarked police auto.

Mayor Betsy Hodges said she wrote to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and to the US attorney for Minnesota seeking the investigation in the “interest of transparency and community confidence”. “Sometimes these investigations can take two months, sometimes they can take four months, but we just want to make sure we collect all the evidence and make sure due process is followed”. When they arrived, the man had returned and was interfering with paramedics who were assisting the victim, police said.

John Martin, a North Side activist, took to the podium after the parents and said, “We’re going to stay here until we find out what happened”.

Gov. Mark Dayton also issued a statement saying he supported the request for a federal probe.