MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A prosecutor’s decision not to charge two white Minneapolis police officers in the shooting death of a 24-year-old black man isn’t the last word in the case. The officers still face a federal civil rights investigation, and Jamar Clark’s family members could sue. Meanwhile, at least one activist is seeking elected office. Some details about what’s next:
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THE FATAL CONFRONTATION
Clark, 24, was shot Nov. 15 and died a day later. After a four-month investigation, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Wednesday that officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze would not face state criminal charges. He said forensic evidence backed their accounts that Clark was not handcuffed – as alleged by some witnesses – and that he had his hand on an officer’s gun when he was shot. Freeman said the officers feared for their lives and deadly force was reasonable.
Freeman made the decision on his own instead of presenting the case to a grand jury. He also released more than 1,000 pages of evidence .