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Hundreds Attend Funeral For Jamar Clark As Protests Continue

Above: People raise their fists in support of Jamar Clark along the funeral procession. Photo by  RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII for Minneapolis Star Tribune. Inforum reports on the funeral for Jamar Clark, writing:

More than 300 people entered a north Minneapolis church in small groups and singly for Clark’s funeral. The Shiloh Temple International Ministries is about a mile from the police station where protesters have gathered since Clark’s shooting and near where Clark was shot.

Some at the funeral wore white T-shirts with “I matter” on the front or T-shirts with Clark’s photo, while others were dressed formally. Most bowed their heads as they walked through the glass doors to attend two hours of visitation before the noon funeral began.

Before the funeral, three reported white supremacists were arrested for shooting into the crowd of protesters, striking five people. They were Nathan Gustavsson, 21, of Hermantown; Daniel Macey, 26, of Pine City; and Allen Lawrence “Lance” Scarsella III, 23, of Lakeville. The three white supremacists were being escorted away from the protest by Black Lives Matter members but they then turned and began shooting.

Because of the shooting, the Clark family urged protesters to end their encampment at the police station, but some have refused. “Protesters refused the pleas by the Clark family and others to end their sit-in. Protesters said a Monday night shooting and injuring of five of them convinced them to continue their action.”

Funeral employees at Estes Funeral Chapel raised their fist to show support Jamar Clark family in front of the forth precinct November 25, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. By JERRY HOLT for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Funeral employees at Estes Funeral Chapel raised their fist to show support Jamar Clark family in front of the forth precinct November 25, 2015 in Minneapolis, MN. By JERRY HOLT for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune

The Guardian reports that at the funeral calls for justice could be heard for Jamar: “James Hill, Clark’s eldest brother, told the mourners at the Shiloh Temple church on Wednesday that Mayor Betsy Hodges had sent a note expressing her condolences, and apologising for her absence. ‘I’ve got one message for her,” he said. “We don’t want her to overdo her job. We don’t want her to underdo her job. We just want her to do her job. If she’s for this city, justice will be found.’”

Jamar Clark Funeral Guardian snip

Guardian also reported: “After the funeral service, a procession brought Clark’s body to the protesters, where improvised barricades of firewood were moved aside to let them through. Protesters lined the streets, fists raised in salute, as the cars stopped for several minutes, horns honking. As they drove away, protesters began chanting ‘ black lives matter’”.

Children show support. Photo by RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII for the Minneapolis Star Tribune
Children show support. Photo by RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII for the Minneapolis Star Tribune

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