Play20min 04secRevisiting the life of Jamar Clark, 5 years after his deathNovember 13, 2020 3:20 PMBy Angela Davis and Karen ZamoraSunday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Jamar Clark. On Nov. 15, 2015, the unarmed 24-year-old was shot and killed in a confrontation with two Minneapolis police officers. Host Angela Davis spoke with Clark’s birth mother and a racial justice activist to examine what has changed in the past five years.
Play3min 08secPolice chief plans April hire of north Mpls. precinct inspectorFebruary 22, 2019 5:00 AMBy Matt SepicThe job of inspector has been open since early December, after photos of a racist Christmas display at precinct headquarters became public.
Grand juries, explainedJanuary 24, 2018 1:02 PMBy Cody Nelson and MPR News StaffConvening a grand jury is one way a prosecutor can determine whether to bring charges against someone who is suspected of committing a crime. Here's a look at how grand juries work, why they exist and what makes them so controversial.
Play4min 20secJamar Clark's family sues Minneapolis officers in his fatal shootingJune 9, 2017 5:23 PMBy Peter CoxThe 24-year-old was shot while he was on the ground, struggling with police in north Minneapolis on Nov. 15, 2015. Both county and federal officials determined the officers did not act unlawfully or unreasonably
Play3min 54secOn eve of Scarsella's sentence, victim still feels woundsApril 26, 2017 4:00 AMBy Doualy XaykaothaoFive protesters were shot in the aftermath of Jamar Clark's death. Now the gunman faces sentencing.
Play6min 52secA year after Jamar Clark's death, life still a nightmare for his birth momNovember 15, 2016 4:00 AMBy Doualy XaykaothaoIrma Burns said her son had been trying to turn his life around before he was killed in a confrontation with Minneapolis police.
Mpls. police: Internal probe clears cops in Jamar Clark shootingOctober 21, 2016 2:40 PMBy MPR News StaffThe two Minneapolis officers involved in the Nov. 15 shooting of Jamar Clark did not violate department policy and will not face discipline, Police Chief Janee Harteau said Friday.
With BCA investigation over, what's next in Castile case?September 28, 2016 4:46 PMBy Cody NelsonRamsey County Attorney John Choi must now determine whether or not he will charge officer Jeronimo Yanez in Castile's death -- or if a grand jury will make the decision. Here's how grand juries work -- and why they've become such a controversial tool of the justice system.
Play5min 20secFeds: No civil rights charges in Jamar Clark police shootingJune 1, 2016 11:36 AMBy MPR News StaffFederal prosecutors said Wednesday the evidence was insufficient to pursue charges against two Minneapolis police officers for the Nov. 15 fatal shooting of Clark. Activists expressed outrage.
Play5min 08secClark civil rights probe: Bar high to prove violationsJune 1, 2016 8:11 AMFederal officials will announce today whether they believe Jamar Clark's civil rights were violated last November in a confrontation with two police officers that led to his death.