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Minneapolis: 3 Arrested in Shooting of Black Lives Matter Protesters

HeadlineNov 25, 2015

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly 1,000 Black Lives Matter protesters took to the streets Tuesday night after alleged white supremacists opened fire on demonstrators the night before, injuring five people. Police have now arrested three people in connection with the mass shooting, which took place outside a police precinct as activists protested the earlier police shooting of unarmed African American, Jamar Clark. Black Lives Matter organizer Miski Noor denounced the attack by alleged white supremacists as an act of terrorism and said police had responded by macing the protesters.

Miski Noor: “Despite earlier statements from police about the impending threat from white supremacists, the police instead maced citizen journalists and peaceful protesters. They made disparaging comments to those at the protest, instead of taking the threat seriously. We reiterate that we have zero faith in this police department’s desire to keep our community safe. We reiterate that we have zero faith in this police department’s desire to keep our community safe.”

We’ll go to Minneapolis for more on the shooting with eyewitness Leslie Redmond and Minnesota Congressmember Keith Ellison later in the broadcast.

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