On November 15, 2015, 24-year-old Jamar ONeal Clark was shot by two Minneapolis police officers, Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze, during an early-morning confrontation on Plymouth Avenue North. Police had responded to a disturbance call involving Clark and his girlfriend, RayAnn Hayes. Witnesses said Clark was handcuffed and slammed to the ground before being shot; the police union and the officers maintained Clark was not handcuffed and tried to grab an officer’s gun.

Clark was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center and pronounced dead the following day after being removed from life support. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head. The officers were placed on paid administrative leave while county, state, and federal authorities investigated.

On March 30, 2016, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced no criminal charges would be filed, saying evidence supported the officers’ account. The decision prompted protests and demonstrations by Black Lives Matter and other groups. In 2019 Clark’s family reached a $200,000 settlement with the city of Minneapolis that the city council approved.