Killing of Jamar Clark

Killing of Jamar Clark
Community members gather outside the offices of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis Police Department's union on December 3, 2015.
DateNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
Time12:45 am
Location1600 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates44°59′29.3″N 93°18′06.7″W / 44.991472°N 93.301861°W / 44.991472; -93.301861
TypeShooting
ParticipantsMark Ringgenberg
Dustin Schwarze
OutcomeNo charges filed
$200,000 civil settlement granted to Clark's family
DeathsJamar Clark

On November 15, 2015, two police officers fatally shot Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old African-American man, in Minneapolis. The two shooters were Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze. They were a part of the Minneapolis Police Department which subsequently placed the men on paid administrative leave. The night after Ringgenberg and Schwarze shot him, Clark died at the Hennepin County Medical Center after being taken off life support. His death resulted from one of the gunshot wounds the shooters inflicted on November 15.[1]

In response to the shooting, Black Lives Matter organized protests outside the Fourth Precinct police station that lasted for 18 days, as well as other protests and demonstrations in and around Minneapolis. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced that cases concerning officer-involved shootings would no longer be put before grand juries, but instead his office would make the decision to file criminal charges. On March 30, 2016, Freeman announced that no charges would be filed against Ringgenberg and Schwarze. Freeman concluded that the officers acted in accordance with Minnesota Statutes authorizing deadly force and that the state would be unable to provide evidence that the officer's use of force was unlawful.

In 2019, Clark's family agreed to a $200,000 civil settlement which was approved by city council.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sepic, Matt; Cox, Peter (November 17, 2015). "Autopsy: Gunshot to head killed Jamar Clark in Mpls. police shooting". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
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