What we know about the officers involved in the Jamar Clark shooting

The officers involved in the Jamar Clark shooting are Mark Ringgenberg, 30, and Dustin Schwarze, 29. Each has seven years' policing experience, including the past 17 months with Minneapolis.

March 31, 2016 at 5:33PM
Minneapolis police officers Dustin Schwarze, left, and Mark Ringgenberg were involved in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark on Nov. 15, 2015.
Minneapolis police officers Dustin Schwarze, left, and Mark Ringgenberg were involved in the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark on Nov. 15, 2015. (Colleen Kelly — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The officers involved in the Jamar Clark shooting are Mark Ringgenberg, 30, and Dustin Schwarze, 29. Each has seven years' policing experience, including the past 17 months with Minneapolis.

Ringgenberg joined the Minneapolis force after 2½ years with the Maple Grove and Osseo police departments. Before that, he was a San Diego police officer for four years. In San Diego, he was sued in federal court in 2012 for his alleged rough treatment of a suspect resisting arrest. The suit was later dismissed.

Schwarze came from the Richfield Police Department after being on that force for almost six years. In 2009, a federal lawsuit was dismissed that alleged Schwarze forced a man to become a police informant through false arrests and threats. He has a pending suit against him regarding an excessive force allegation when he worked in Richfield.

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David Chanen

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David Chanen is a reporter covering Hennepin County government and Prince's estate dealings. He previously covered crime, courts and spent two sessions at the Legislature.

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