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The decision not to charge the police officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark has sparked outrage among the Sacramento community. At a City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 5th one by one protester took to the podium in front of the council and Sacramento’s mayor in protest of the decision not to charge the officers Kron 4 reported.

The decision was rendered by state Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert. This prompted protesters to take to the streets in East Sacramento last night resulting in more than 80 arrests, according to police. Sacramento’s police chief and the mayor said they’ll be investigating officers’ actions due to the high number of arrest, adding that the number of protesters who showed up Monday “unusual.”

Protesters at Tuesday’s meeting said officers were overly-aggressive in their arrests, pushing and using zipties to detain protesters. Officials are now reviewing body camera footage from the officers at Monday night’s protest.

Becerra announced earlier this week the findings of his investigation in Clark’s death, acknowledging his decision was not what the Clark family was hoping for.

“There’s a young man who’s no longer alive,” Becerra said. “Two sons who won’t have a father. Whose mother I just met is still grieving. Of course it was a tough call. These are all tough calls. It’s never easy.”

Becerra noted evidence showed the Sacramento police officers feared for their lives during the encounter, believing Clark had a gun, despite the 22-year-old only having a cell phone.

“Nothing can bring back Stephon Clark and nothing helps end the pain that his family carries,” Becerra said.

A 19-year-old woman addressed the city council, asking when city leaders will begin supporting black issues the news station reported.

“Are you really going to support black issues or are you just going to call for community healing when another one of your dogs you let off their leashes kills us,” she said. “You guys have put us in a cage.”

The City Council meeting ended Tuesday after about four hours.

U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott and Sean Ragan, who heads the FBI’s Sacramento office, said they and the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will review the results to see whether the officers violated Clark’s civil rights.

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