Saturday, Nov. 15, marks 10 years since the shooting of Jamar Clark.

Two Minneapolis police officers fatally shot the 24-year-old Black man in the head during a confrontation outside of a party in north Minneapolis. Clark was unarmed and the officers were never charged.

Massive protests erupted in the aftermath of the shooting. The community occupied the 4th Precinct Police Station for 18 days.

Michael Friestleben was head of the precinct at the time.

MPR News asked Friestleben to reflect on all that unfolded — starting with Nov. 15, 2015, when he was called back to the north side on a report of an officer-involved shooting.

“When I get there, you’re going backwards and trying to get the scene, the investigators in, protect stuff, stop the 11 gangsters here who want to throw stuff, ge

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