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Black Man Fatally Shot by Police in Minnesota; Video Investigated

by Associated PressJuly 7, 2016January 25, 2022

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man in a car with a woman and a child, an official said, and authorities are looking into whether […]

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No Charges for 2 White Minneapolis Officers in Fatal Shooting of Jamar Clark

by Stephanie CornishMarch 30, 2016January 25, 2022

Left to right – 24-yr-old Jamar Clark, and Officers Dustin Schwarze and Mark Ringgenberg. (Photos/Jamar Clark/Javille Burns and Minneapolis Police Department via AP) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two White police officers […]

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At Minneapolis Funeral for Jamar Clark, Mourners Vow to Seek Justice

by Stephanie CornishNovember 26, 2015January 25, 2022

Irma Burns, center, mother of Jamar Clark, is escorted from her son’s casket during funeral services at Shiloh Temple International Ministries Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 in Minneapolis. A steady stream […]

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Minneapolis Police Say 5 Shot Near Jamar Clark Protest Scene

by Stephanie CornishNovember 24, 2015January 25, 2022

Minneapolis NAACP leader Nekima Levy-Pounds speaks at a prayer vigil Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 in Minneapolis. A demonstration of people upset over the shooting death of a black man in […]

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Minneapolis Police Victim: Jamar Clark’s Efforts to Escape Troubled Past

by Stephanie CornishNovember 20, 2015January 25, 2022

(Jamar Clark/Javille Burns via AP) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The troubled past that Jamar Clark struggled for years to escape now hangs over the investigation into his death at the hands […]

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Official: Unclear If Jamar ONeal Clark was Shot by Minneapolis Cops While Cuffed

by Stephanie CornishNovember 18, 2015January 25, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State investigators looking into the death of an unarmed Black Minneapolis man shot by police during a scuffle are trying to determine whether he was restrained at […]

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