Minneapolis fire chief to visit protest encampment

The chief alerted the news media to the discussion, but news reporters and photographers were blocked from covering the meeting with Black Lives Matter activists.

Prosecutors must decide by noon on Monday whether to charge four men held by Minneapolis police in connection with the November 23 wounding of five people protesting the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man.

The shooting took place near a police precinct where demonstrations were taking place.

Hundreds of people marched through downtown Seattle streets and shops as part of a Black Lives Matter protest on Black Friday.

No one was hurt during the two hour protest.

A seasoned protester himself, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray wearing a Seahawk scarf chats with demonstrators, media and thanks the working police officers. Some who claim they saw the shooting said Clark was handcuffed at the time, which police dispute. McDonald, who authorities allege was carrying a three-inch knife and was suspected of breaking into cars, spins around and falls to the pavement as Van Dyke keeps shooting.

Over the past year, protests against killings of unarmed black men and women – some videotaped with phones or police cameras – have rocked a number of US cities. “We will be having conversations only”, he said.

Angel Mitchell, 25, didn’t bring her 5-year-old, but said she has already had to explain racism to him, along with the deaths of black youths like 12-year-old Tamir Rice, killed last year by a Cleveland police officer, responding to call of a someone with a gun.

Officials with the Minneapolis Fire Department say they met with Black Lives Matter protesters Sunday afternoon to talk about safety conditions at the 4th Precinct encampment. The protestors gathered at Westlake Park around 1:30 p.m., before beginning their march along the Downtown streets surrounding the central shopping district.