Key details in no charges against 2 Minneapolis officers

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor released hundreds of pages of documents and videos hours after detailing Wednesday the reasons why two white officers would not face criminal charges in the Nov. 15 fatal shooting of a black man.

According to an account laid out by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, police were called to north Minneapolis early Nov. 15 by paramedics who were trying to treat Clark's girlfriend for an assault in which Clark was the suspect and said Clark was interfering.

According to Freeman, Schwarze pulled the trigger but the gun didn't fire.

[...] Freeman said forensic evidence didn't support witness statements that Clark was handcuffed — he had no bruising or injuries on his wrists consistent with being handcuffed and his DNA was not found on the inside of the handcuffs that were on the ground nearby.

Freeman said he didn't believe the witnesses were lying, but it's not uncommon for people to have differing stories from different vantage points.

The two groups converged at the Hennepin County Government Center, where hundreds participated in a peaceful demonstration including singing, chanting and speeches.

Ringgenberg and Schwarze still face an internal police investigation, as well as a federal investigation into whether they intentionally violated Clark's civil rights through excessive force.