No Sanctions for Officers Involved in Jamar Clark Shooting

Clark was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer in Nov. 2015

Police in Minneapolis say two officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black man last November won’t face discipline.

Jamar Clark died in a confrontation with two white officers on the city’s north side. The 24-year-old’s death set off weeks of protests including an 18-day tent encampment around the area’s police precinct.

Chief Janee Harteau announced the result of an internal investigation Friday October 21, 2016 in a news conference.

Some witnesses told police that Clark was handcuffed at the time, but an investigation by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension found that the officers had tried and failed to handcuff Clark, and he was shot in the ensuing confrontation after one of the officers shouted that Clark had his hand on the officer’s gun.

Harteau said the officers didn’t violate any policy and the use of deadly force was warranted.

The local county attorney and the U.S. attorney both declined to bring charges against the officers.