The protest outside the 4th Precinct police station lasted through the Thanksgiving holiday and the season's first snowfall.

"We're trying to keep everyone as warm as possible," said Shvonne Johnson, a demonstration organizer who was among hundreds at the open-air Thanksgiving dinner on Plymouth Avenue North. "But each person has their own choice to make. And I think people are bunding up in preparation for the weather and it looks like people are warm."

Demonstrators are heading into the 13th day of protests following the death of Jamar Clark, who was shot and killed by a police officer in north Minneapolis earlier this month.

"I came up on this place today, not knowing that they were actually occupying it on Thanksgiving," said demonstrator Leshoin Kimbro. "And I feel real happy right now. And thankful."