Minneapolis union leaders and members rally for justice for Jamar Clark

Authorities have not said which officer fired the fatal shot.

“I will urge that the tapes be provided to the family and released to the public, as soon as doing so will not jeopardize the Department of Justice’s investigation”, Dayton said after meeting with the family and leaders of the protesters.

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BlackLivesMatteractivists and community members in northern Minneapolis maintained their protest outside a police station, where they have spent the last week encamped over the killing of an unarmed Blackyoungadult, demanding the officers involved be arrested. Chief Janee Harteau says any investigation would find her officers have handled all of this with professionalism, and she says she’s so proud of how they’ve handled themselves. Authorities say there was a struggle and he was shot.

The U.S. Attorney and the FBI have released a joint statement saying the “release of any evidence, including any video, during an ongoing investigation would be extremely detrimental to the investigation”.

Four days after the fatal shooting, the Minneapolis police union finally released the names of the two officers involved in the case, satisfying one of the key demands listed by the activists who have been rallying for justice in the case for days.

People who say they were at the scene have said the 24-year-old Clark was handcuffed when he was shot, but police have disputed that.

It’s something the Minneapolis police union and department say is not true.

Dayton met Friday with Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges, national and local leaders of the NAACP, the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, and other officials. Protesters have said they don’t believe that version of events.

“I expressed my sympathy to the members of Mr. Clark’s family and his community for their loss”, Dayton said.

Funeral plans have been set for Clark on Wednesday at noon at the Shiloh Temple worldwide Ministries on Broadway Avenue in the city’s North Side, according to Clark’s cousin. Earlier this year, he was convicted of a felony count of terroristic threats and sentenced to 15 months in prison, but his sentence was stayed for five years and he was out on probation.

Clark’s relatives have said that despite several convictions for robbery and domestic assault, he had gotten his life back on track. “America has a background”, she said, “and a criminal record of violence against black people”. McKnight, speaking for the family, said that’s not something they’re concerned with. The point is: “He was unarmed, on the ground, now he’s dead”, she said.