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Matt Sepic

Mpls. police investigate protest car crash, seek public's help

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A car plows through the protesters.
A car drives through a Ferguson rally after protesters blocked an intersection in south Minneapolis on Tuesday.
Mark Vancleave / The Star Tribune via AP

Minneapolis police are asking for the public's help investigating a car crash Tuesday afternoon that injured a 16-year-old during a rush-hour demonstration on Lake Street.

Police say the girl was treated for minor injuries after a man drove through a crowd at Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue. The group had gathered to protest a Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Aerial video shows other vehicles driving around the protesters. Footage shot on the ground shows the girl being pushed several feet after falling underneath the car's front bumper.

Several people pounded on the vehicle with their fists after it stopped.

Minneapolis police say the driver, a 40-year-old St. Paul man, gave a statement, and was released pending a review of the case by the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. He's listed as a suspect and not a victim.

Police say they won't send the case to prosecutors until the investigation is complete. The department is asking any injured persons or witnesses to call its traffic investigations unit at (612) 673-2981.