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Unrest begins after Minneapolis cop shot black man

21 November 2015 08:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. The fatal shooting of a black man by a Minneapolis police officer has prompted unrest in the city as the community demands answers, while authorities say they can't provide additional details because of the ongoing investigation, APA reports quoting ABS news.

Jamar Clark, 24, was shot in the head Sunday during a struggle with two police officers. Police said Clark was a suspect in an assault and was interfering with paramedics trying to treat the victim. But some who say they saw the shooting claim Clark was not struggling, and was handcuffed at the time.

Authorities aren't saying exactly what happened shortly after midnight Sunday, but they say their initial investigation shows Clark was a suspect in an assault and was disrupting paramedics who were trying to help the victim. Police say they struggled with Clark, and he was shot.

Community members have been protesting since Sunday's shooting, with hundreds taking to the interstate on Monday night — prompting 42 arrests — and a small group camped out at the local police precinct.