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Protesters marched down Plymouth Avenue North to the Minneapolis 4th Precinct. Neighbors and community members gathered at the scene where a man was shot and wounded by a Minneapolis Police officer early Nov. 15.
Protesters marched down Plymouth Avenue North to the Minneapolis 4th Precinct. Neighbors and community members gathered at the scene where a man was shot and wounded by a Minneapolis Police officer early Nov. 15.
Minneapolis Deputy Police Chief Bruce Folkens said at a news conference that police were called to the scene of an assault around 12:45 a.m. Sunday. En route, they learned that a man was interfering with paramedics' efforts to treat his alleged victim. When officers arrived, they got into a "physical altercation" with the man, who was not in handcuffs. One officer fired his weapon at some point during the struggle; the man, whom they have not named, was hit and taken to a local hospital.
Activists and witnesses at the scene tell a different story.
Comment: Unfortunately, this is just another in a long line of police killings. People of color are especially vulnerable, and it's clear that we have a systemic problem.