Quiet Overnight For Protesters In Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- It was a relatively quiet night as demonstrators protested until about midnight following the Jamar Clark decision.

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced on Wednesday he will not charge officers Dustin Schwarze and Mark Ringgenberg in the death of the 24-year-old.

The news conference was the first time video was shown of the struggle that led to Clark's death. Video showed Officer Ringgenberg take Clark to the ground before ending up on top of him. According to Freeman, Ringgenberg later said he felt Clark trying to grab his gun.

That's when Schwarze shot Clark.

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Many people WCCO spoke with say they expected Freeman's decision would be to not charge the officers. Gatherings had been planned in advance, no matter what Freeman decided.

Protesters gathered in multiple locations on Wednesday afternoon and evening.

One group of protesters started at the location where Clark was shot back in November on Plymouth Avenue, and then began marching towards downtown. The rally grew along the way -- eventually to hundreds of people -- as they made their way towards government center.

A second rally organized by Black Lives Matter Minneapolis started much closer to downtown, in Elliot Park.

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Both groups met in front of the Government Plaza LRT station, then made their way back to the 4th precinct.

Protests remained peaceful throughout the night despite the outrage over the police officers not being charged. There were no major issues or arrests reported Wednesday evening.

The scene there was much different than it was back in November, when protesters set up camp around the 4th precinct and stayed there for 18 days.

Protesters haven't announced any concrete plans for the rest of the week, but there have been talks of people gathering at the Hennepin County Government Center possibly on Friday.