Prosecutor asks state agency to expand police shooting probe
Published 10:23 am Wednesday, February 24, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota prosecutor has asked a state agency to expand its investigation into the November fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Tuesday his office has discovered “that a number of things were not completed,” so the case was returned to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He would not elaborate.
Twenty-four-year-old Jamar Clark was shot by a Minneapolis officer on Nov. 15 during what authorities said was a struggle. Some who said they saw the shooting have said that Clark wasn’t struggling and was handcuffed. The shooting sparked weeks of demonstrations.
Freeman said he hopes to have a decision by the end of March on whether or not the officers will be charged.