"I'm not understanding what's taking so long; they're telling stories that Jamar tried to grab a gun and was hostile, if that's the case, they'd be out here releasing the video. What's holding the cops up?" Cameron Clark said.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS put that question to the person who thoroughly knows Minnesota's data privacy law: Don Gemberling with the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information.

"There are pieces of an investigation that are always public, it's a long list, the name of the person arrested, where the arrest occurred and the officer's involved," Gemberling said.

Gemberling said police incidents create a lot of data. In this case, it's controlled by the Minneapolis Police Department, the state-run Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and lawyers with the U.S. Department of Justice. That includes the collection of videos of Clark's divisive shooting death.

According to state law, the videos are evidence in an active criminal investigation and are considered confidential.

However, there are exceptions, including if giving the public access would aid the law enforcement process, promote public safety or dispel widespread rumor or unrest.

"When you have discretion in a tense and explosive situation you may not be intending to, but what you do unintentionally is say the word we've got something to hide," Gemberling said.

Gemberling went onto say it's a balance between protecting the investigation and the public's right to know.



Minneapolis civil rights activist Mel Reeves said the primary goal of the recent protests is to see the officers involved in the death of Jamar Clark prosecuted based on statements of people who say they saw the shooting. He said the officers should face charges and "go through the same procedures that we do. We think they're guilty, but let the court decide."

Both officers involved in the shooting, Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze, have been placed on standard administrative leave. Authorities haven't said who fired the fatal shot.

Police have said the officers were responding to an assault call and found the 24-year-old Clark interfering with paramedics. Authorities say there was a struggle. The head of the Minneapolis police union has said Clark was shot after reaching for an officer's gun. Protesters have said they don't believe that version of events.

Some people in the community say they saw him handcuffed at the time of the shooting - a claim police have disputed.

Despite cold weather, protesters remain outside the police 4th Precinct office. Minneapolis Police spokesman John Elder said about 150 people were gathered Sunday night outside the precinct.

Funeral Plans Set

A cousin says Clark's funeral will be Wednesday at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in North Minneapolis.

Kenya McKnight says the service will start at noon and last an hour. A visitation will be at the church before the funeral, from 10 a.m. to noon. McKnight says both will be open to the public and news media.

McKnight says Clark's family hopes there are no rallies on the day of the funeral. She says the family "does not want it to be political."



The Associated Press contributed to this report.