After 5 protesters shot, Jamar Clark's family urges end to Minneapolis Black Lives Matter sit-in

On Monday night, two or three gunmen fired on protesters camped out near the Minneapolis Police Department's 4th Precinct, hitting five people, Minneapolis police said just before midnight. None of the injuries are life-threatening, but three of the injured were taken to the hospital, police department spokesman John Elder tells The Associated Press. A group of Black Lives Matters protesters has been camped outside of the 4th Precinct in north Minneapolis since police shot Jamar Clark, who was black, on Nov. 15 under contested circumstances that have prompted federal involvement in the case.

According to witnesses, a handful of white supremacists were demonstrating against the protest, with one of them wearing a mask. When about a dozen people from the protest attempted to herd the counter-protesters away, they "opened fire on about six protesters" and hit five, Black Lives Matter media contact Miski Noor told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Eddie Sutton, Jamar Clark's brother, said it is time to shift tactics. "Thank you to the community for the incredible support you have shown for our family in this difficult time," he said in a statement early Tuesday. "We appreciate Black Lives Matter for holding it down and keeping the protests peaceful. But in light of tonight's shootings, the family feels out of imminent concern for the safety of the occupiers, we must get the occupation of the 4th precinct ended and onto the next step."

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