The protesters were critical of Klobuchar’s role in prosecuting Myon Burrell, who they say was wrongfully convicted of shooting an 11-year-old girl.
MINNEAPOLIS – Protesters chanting"Black Lives Matter" and hoisting signs shut down Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s rally in St. Louis Park, Minn., Sunday night after occupying the event for more than an hour.
Klobuchar was the Hennepin County Attorney when Burrell, who was 16 at the time, was convicted. That conviction was eventually overturned by the Minnesota Supreme Court, but Burrell was convicted again in a second trial overseen by Klobuchar’s successor. Klobuchar’s campaign manager, Justin Buoen, said he was disappointed at the turn of events that prevented the senator from speaking to voters in her home state two days before they vote in their primary election on Super Tuesday.
Redmond said protesters wanted Klobuchar to acknowledge their concerns onstage but that the campaign wouldn’t agree.
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