Jamar Clark’s Family Unveils New Bench on 10 Year Anniversary
Jamar Clark's family unveiled a marble stone bench at the place he was killed by police on the ten year anniversary.
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Jamar Clark 10th Anniversary Event
Minneapolis, MN — On Nov. 15, 2015, Minneapolis Police officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze fatally shot unarmed 24-year-old Jamar Clark. The community responded by occupying the police’s 4th Precinct for 18 days and enduring a white supremacist terror attack where five people were shot…
The Case of Marvin Haynes – Part Two: The Murder of Randy Sherer
The story of Marvin Haynes is also the story of Harry Sherer — a 55-year-old man who lived a few blocks from his family’s flower shop who everyone called by his nickname, Randy. Most days, Randy walked to the shop to sit and talk to…
KARE 11 Outed a Whistleblower to the Minneapolis Police. He Killed Himself.
A Minneapolis city employee blew the whistle, and killed himself after he was identified and fired. Nearly six years later, there has been no official accountability nor substantive media coverage of this corrupt investigation.
Alan Ditty—union pipefitter, dedicated worker, son and brother*— died on March…
Aerial Surveillance in Twin Cities Frustrates, Alarms Residents
When protests broke out several weeks ago in a Minneapolis, Minnesota suburb over the police killing of Daunte Wright, tensions were already high thanks to the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd. State and local authorities were ready…
Justice Families Seek Police Accountability with Derek Chauvin Trial Underway
Minneapolis, MN – “There was many police murders that led up to George Floyd,” said Toshira Garraway, founder of Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence (FSFAV). Families who’ve lost their loved ones to police violence have been gathering in the Twin Cities demanding justice and…
Collective Power Grows in Grieving Community of Stolen Lives
Roseville, MN – Dozens of family members from across the United States gathered in Minnesota in March for the third annual weekend of events honoring Cordale Handy and other victims of police terror and community violence.
As family members continue to mourn the loss of…
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“A Travesty And Insult”: Minnesota Government’s Recommendations Condemned By Community
St. Paul, MN – “Politicians are afraid of the police line.” This remark from a member of the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice for Jamar (TCC4J) was inspired by the state’s recommendations for how to begin addressing the phenomenon of police killings. The community-based group…
Police Fusion Center Tied to Fake Social Media Accounts
Minneapolis, MN – Unicorn Riot filed a public records request to the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) for information related to the occupation of the 4th Precinct in 2015 after Jamar Clark was killed by police.
The documents we received offer a glimpse into the world…
Ex-Marine Linked to Minneapolis Mass Shooting Shared War Gore and Murder Fantasies After Trial
Minneapolis, MN – An armed far-right attack on protesters in North Minneapolis in November 2015 started a new chapter in America’s long history of white supremacist violence. Allen Scarsella, an “alt-right” neo-Nazi indoctrinated on 4chan, shot five unarmed Black men at a protest against the…
Record Numbers of Complaints Against Minneapolis Police Amidst Ketamine and Killings
Minneapolis, MN – The public has filed staggering numbers of complaints against the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) in 2018, and high-profile incidents of police misconduct, brutality, and killings have embroiled the department. A year after an MPD officer killed an unarmed Australian, Justine Damond, and…
Reportbacks From the Scarsella Trial (Ten Part Series)
Minneapolis, MN – Hennepin County Judge Hilary Caliguiri sentenced white supremacist Allen Scarsella to 182 months for his racially motivated act of domestic terrorism, shooting five unarmed protesters in Minneapolis in November 2015. Scarsella’s trial featured over thirty witnesses and lasted through eleven days of…
Scarsella Trial – Part Ten: Scarsella Guilty of 12 Felonies, Sentenced to 15 Years
Minneapolis, MN – On February 2, 2017 a jury of twelve in Hennepin County, Minnesota found white supremacist Allen Scarsella guilty on all twelve felonies levied against him for his November 2015 racially-motivated shooting. On April 26, 2017, Scarsella was sentenced to 182 months (15…
Scarsella Trial – Part Nine: Defense Rests & Closing Statements
Minneapolis, MN – Avowed racist Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella shot and wounded five unarmed African-Americans at a Minneapolis Black Lives Matter protest on November 23, 2015. He was found guilty of twelve felonies for the mass shooting. He went on trial in late January and was…
Scarsella Trial – Part Eight: Scarsella Takes Stand, Admits Shooting, Claims Self-Defense
Minneapolis, MN – White supremacist Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella shot five unarmed African Americans at a Minneapolis Black Lives Matter protest on November 23, 2015. He was found guilty of twelve felonies for the mass shooting. He went on trial in late January and was found…
Scarsella Trial – Part Seven: Co-Defendant Waives his 5th, Testifies for White Supremacist
Minneapolis, MN – Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella, the white supremacist who was found guilty of twelve felonies for planning, and executing an act of domestic terrorism is due to be sentenced April 26, 2017. Scarsella shot five unarmed African Americans at a Black Lives Matter protest…
Scarsella Trial: Part Six – Defense Attempts to Discredit Protesters Using Police Videos
Minneapolis, MN – After the State of Minnesota called over thirty witnesses in its high-profile trial against white supremacist Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella, Scarsella’s defense called its first witness to the stand in the late morning of January 26th, 2017. Scarsella, claiming self-defense, admitted to shooting five…
Scarsella Trial – Part Five: Cell Phone Extraction Shows Scarsella’s Hardened Racism
Minneapolis, MN – Five unarmed Black protestors were shot in North Minneapolis in a white supremacist’s planned act of domestic terrorism on November 23, 2015. Allen Scarsella, who turned twenty-five years old on February 25th, has been incarcerated in administrative segregation in a Minneapolis jail…
Scarsella Trial – Part Four: Shooting Victims Testify
Minneapolis, MN – White supremacist Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella shot five unarmed Black protesters in North Minneapolis on November 23, 2015. Protests for Jamar Clark, who was executed by the Minneapolis Police on November 15, led to an outdoor occupation of the 4th Precinct police station,…
Scarsella Trial – Part Three: Jury Sees Videos Around Mass Shooting
Minneapolis, MN – In November of 2015, gun enthusiast and racist 4channer Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella physically trolled Jamar Clark protests with a firearm two times in four days. During his second visit he brought three friends with him, they got into an altercation and Allen…
Scarsella Trial – Part Two: “In hindsight it was very stupid”
Minneapolis, MN – Allen ‘Lance’ Scarsella, an avowed racist, white supremacist, white nationalist and firearms enthusiast, shot five people in North Minneapolis on November 23, 2015. That night, Scarsella and a group of like-minded friends had gone to the ongoing Jamar Clark protest to “poke…
Scarsella Trial – Part One: Jury Selection, Unicorn Riot Subpoenaed, Opening Statements
Minneapolis, MN – Over four hundred days have passed since suspected white supremacist Allen Lawrence ‘Lance’ Scarsella shot five unarmed black men at Jamar Clark protests in North Minneapolis. In the second week of the new year (2017), Scarsella’s high-profile trial facing a litany of…
Jamar Clark Remembered a Year Later with Balloons & Fireworks
Minneapolis, MN – A large group of community members gathered in North Minneapolis at the site of Jamar Clark’s murder for a candlelight vigil. The vigil lasted two hours and featured speeches, sparklers, fireworks, balloons, and food.
Unicorn Riot was live during the proceedings of…
Twin Cities Community Sends Message that MN State #AintFair
St. Paul, MN – Up to 100 people disrupted the main gates to the Minnesota State Fair and surrounding traffic for over two hours on Saturday afternoon with messages of Justice for Philando Castile and Black Lives Matter.
Community Members Disrupt Fair Entrance
On the…
Bail Motion Denied for White Supremacist 4th Precinct Shooter
Minneapolis, MN – On Wednesday, July 6th, 2016, Allen “Lance” Scarsella appeared in court for a bail hearing for shooting 5 unarmed Black men at a protest against the police’s execution of Jamar Clark in November of 2015. The motion to reduce his bail was…
Mayor Betsy Hodges Speech at U of M Campus Disrupted
Minneapolis, MN – On Thursday, May 19th, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges speech at the U of M campus was disrupted by members of the Black Liberation Project (BLP). The speaking event was titled “The Opportunity City: Progress Report for Improving Equity in Minneapolis”.
Here is…
Charges Dropped Against Unicorn Riot Journalist Weeks Before Trial
Minneapolis, MN – The State of Minnesota dropped charges against Unicorn Riot journalist Niko Georgiades in a case that was set for trial in early June, citing “Prosecutor Discretion”.
[UPDATE – May 22, 2016: Below is ALL of the police reports –22 page PDF- received…
Community Responds to Jamar Clark Decision
Minneapolis, MN – On the morning of March 30th, Hennepin Co. Attorney Mike Freeman announced that the evidence against officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze, for their execution-style murder of Jamar Clark was insufficient to press charges. Community members who have been engaging the prosecutor’s…
#Justice4Jamar: Mpls Community Braces for Worst Case Scenario as Decision Looms
3/30: UnicornRiot is starting live coverage today here. The county attorney is holding a press conference & a rally in Eliot Park is planned later. //
Minneapolis, MN – March 26, 2016
“Indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail – the whole damn system…
Justice for Jamar Coalition Prepares for Decision, Defiant of Minneapolis Police Chief Threats
Minneapolis, MN – On March 25, 2016 community members and allies gathered in front of the Minneapolis City Hall to continue to demand Justice for Jamar. Representatives from Minneapolis NAACP, Twin Cities Coalition 4 Justice 4 Jamar, Black Lives Matter Minneapolis, Black Clergy United for…