The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
May 2, 2017

Minneapolis: Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Shooting BLM Protesters in 2015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In Minneapolis, a man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after
shooting and wounding five Black Lives Matter protesters in 2015 at an
occupation at a police precinct over the police killing of Jamar Clark.
Prosecutors say 25-year-old Allen Scarsella sent a series of racist
texts to friends in the months leading up to his decision to drive over
to the protest camp, put on a mask and shoot five of the demonstrators.


.