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| Jamar Clark death: No charges for police over fatal shooting | Jamar Clark death: No charges for police over fatal shooting |
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| Minneapolis police officers will not be charged over the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old unarmed man. | Minneapolis police officers will not be charged over the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old unarmed man. |
| The prosecutor said evidence showed he was not handcuffed when he was shot, contrary to reports at the time. | The prosecutor said evidence showed he was not handcuffed when he was shot, contrary to reports at the time. |
| Police responded in November to an alleged assault by Clark and said he interfered with paramedics. | Police responded in November to an alleged assault by Clark and said he interfered with paramedics. |
| His death came after a series of fatal US police shootings involving African Americans. Hundreds of people protested in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. | |
| Police said Clark was not handcuffed and tried to seize one of their weapons, and they shot him because they feared he would shoot them. | Police said Clark was not handcuffed and tried to seize one of their weapons, and they shot him because they feared he would shoot them. |
| Witnesses say he was indeed handcuffed and did not struggle with the officers. | Witnesses say he was indeed handcuffed and did not struggle with the officers. |
| One of the officers involved is white and the other one's race has not been released. | One of the officers involved is white and the other one's race has not been released. |
| The prosecutor, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, said forensic evidence showed Clark was not handcuffed when he was shot. | The prosecutor, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, said forensic evidence showed Clark was not handcuffed when he was shot. |
| Mr Freeman decided earlier not to take the case to a grand jury. | Mr Freeman decided earlier not to take the case to a grand jury. |
| Protesters gathered at a square near government buildings in Minneapolis on Wednesday night, chanting "No justice, no peace, prosecute the police" and singing songs. | |
| Grand juries were used in the fatal shootings of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland and 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri - two cases which saw no indictments. | Grand juries were used in the fatal shootings of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland and 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri - two cases which saw no indictments. |