Cops: 5 shot during protest outside police station

The protesters, angry over the fatal police shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark on November 15, have maintained a presence outside the police station ever since. Police tell KARE 11 five people are being treated for what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

Jamar Clark was allegedly shot during a struggle with police after he tried to interfere with paramedics attempting to assist an assault victim.

Two people were taken by ambulance to Hennepin County Medical Center. And they well could have been, I’m not trying to say they weren’t white supremacists.

In statement, Clark’s family thanked protesters for “the incredible support”.

Clark’s death set off more than a week of protests, some of which turned violent.

Five people were injured last night as gunmen opened fire near the site of a Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis.

Protesters have been calling for the release of video footage of the incident.

A witness, Oluchi Omeoga, told the Associated Press that prior to the shooting, she saw three people in masks “who weren’t supposed to be there”.

On its official Facebook page, Black Lives Matter Minneapolis claimed the shooters were a group of white supremacists who opened fire on protesters when they were asked to leave the protest.

Black Lives Matter plans a march on Tuesday afternoon.

Late Monday night, social media began to trend with accounts of an active shooting at the sight of the occupation.

We trust Minneapolis police are doing everything they can to find the suspects and have them charged with attempted murder, right?

On Tuesday morning, about 50 protesters were outside of the 4th Precinct, and more were trickling in. Those three individuals were being escorted from the rally by demonstrators, a Black Lives Matter organizer told the NY Times, when they pulled out their weapons and started shooting.

Minneapolis police said in a statement that the suspect, who was not identified, was arrested in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington. Police are interviewing witnesses and asking anyone with information to come forward.

Clark died in a hospital a day after being shot. As governor, Dayton has direct authority over the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which is investigating the shooting along with the FBI.

A federal criminal civil rights probe also is being conducted to determine if cops intentionally violated Clark’s civil rights through excessive force.