Minneapolis mayor seeks federal investigation into shooting

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Minneapolis mayor seeks federal investigation into shooting
Amy Forliti and Kyle Potter, Associated Press
Updated 10:30 pm, Monday, November 16, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis on Monday asked for a federal civil rights investigation into the weekend shooting of a black man by a police officer during an apparent struggle.

Mayor Betsy Hodges said she wrote to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and to the U.S. attorney for Minnesota seeking the investigation in the "interest of transparency and community confidence." The state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is already conducting a criminal investigation, but Hodges said the city needs "all the tools we have available to us."

Authorities have released few details about the shooting, which has angered some community members after witnesses said the man was handcuffed when he was shot. Police said their initial information showed the man, a suspect in an assault, was not handcuffed. He was taken to a hospital after the shooting, and his family says he is on life support.

The incident sparked protests Sunday and an overnight encampment at the north Minneapolis police precinct near the site of the shooting. Community members and activists called for a federal investigation, as well as for authorities to release video of the incident and the officer's identity.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Protests-erupt-after-black-man-shot-by-police-in-6634817.php

[Tempest]

1. He's dead

He died around noon today.