Does this video show 'white supremacists' linked to Minneapolis protest shootings? Clip of gun-toting masked men boasting they are 'locked and loaded' emerges as police question four suspects

• Five people shot a block away from the 4th Precinct station in Minneapolis
• They do not have life-threatening injuries and three were hospitalized 
• Protesters claim the shooters were white supremacists who then fled 
• Now three men have come forward and been arrested over the shootings
• Allen Scarsella III, Nathan Gustavsson and Daniel Macey were all arrested  
• Protesters have been at the station since Jamar Clark, 24, was fatally shot 
• Video posted last week shows gun-toting men on their way to a protest 

By Hannah Parry For Dailymail.com and Julian Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 05:03 EST, 26 November 2015 | Updated: 05:33 EST, 26 November 2015

Footage has been released allegedly showing 'white supremacists' in Minneapolis boasting they are 'locked and loaded' just days before a shooting at a Black Lives Matter protest.

The video shows two masked men using racially offensive language in the back of a car apparently heading to a protest site for 'a little looksee'.

It emerged as officers in Minneapolis arrested four men over the shooting on Monday of five peaceful campaigners in the city protesting the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man.

The victims, who were at a Black Lives Matter event, were rushed to hospital after the attack, but their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. 

The protests followed the death of unarmed Jamar Clark, 24, who was shot in the head by police on November 15.

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The video shows two masked men using racially offensive language in the back of a car apparently heading to a protest site for 'a little looksee'.

The video posted last week by the Black Lives Matter group shows two men who call themselves 'Saiga Marine' and 'Black Powder Ranger', sitting in a car

Five people were rushed to hospital after the attack, but their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening (pictured is Tuesday's protest)

Killed: Jamar Clark, 24, was shot 'in the head execution style' by police Sunday while he was in handcuffs, according to key witness

Allen Lawrence Scarsella, 23, Joseph Martin Backman, 27, Nathan Wayne Gustavsson, 21, and Daniel Thomas Macey, 26, have been arrested and will be held until Monday as the Hennepin County Attorney's office investigates the protest shooting and decides whether to file charges, officials said.

The video posted last week by the Black Lives Matter group shows two men who call themselves  'Saiga Marine' and 'Black Powder Ranger', sitting in a car.

Saiga Marine reveals a handgun and can be heard saying: 'And yes, we are locked and loaded.

Black Powder Ranger then laughs 'You have a gun?' before Saiga Marine asks 'Why do you hate freedom?'

They claim to be ten minutes away from a protest and make reference to the shooting of Jamar Clark.

Saiga Marine adds: 'We're on our way, we're gonna knock this s*** out.'

Three white 'supremacists' have been arrested for shooting and injuring protesters at a rally over the police's fatal shooting of unarmed black man

However, the incident did not stop more than 1,000 people marching to Minneapolis' City Hall on Tuesday

According to NY Daily News, police have not revealed a link between the men who appear in the video and the protest shooting on Monday.

But they have confirmed they are not seeking any more suspects.

The protest did not stop hundreds completing their protest over the death of Clark.  

Locals were outraged after witnesses claimed Clark, who had been unarmed, had been put into handcuffs then shot dead. The police deny that he was ever put in cuffs.

Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze were suspended on full pay following the shooting.

Protesters have been at the 4th Precinct station in Minneapolis ever since.

On the night of the attack on campaigners, witnesses described hearing gunshots just a block away from the 4th precinct at around 10.45pm.

Protesters who witnessed the violence claim the shooters were white supremacists. 

Dana Jaehnert said one of the men had been wearing a mask and one was shouting 'the 'n' word', she told The Star Tribune.  

Black Lives Matter spokesperson Miski Noor said a 'group of white supremacists' opened fire on the group when a dozen protesters attempted to herd them away from the area. Eventually the attackers fled.

Last moments: This is Jamar Clark on life support after being shot in the head by police in Minnesota, Minneapolis. The two officers involved have been suspended

The victims -all black men aged between 19 and 43 - were taken to hospital.

A police source told KTSP that the suspects are believed to be white males wearing bulletproof vests.

Scarsella, Gustavsson and Macey were all arrested after they came forward to turn themselves in.

Police also arrested a 32-year-old Hispanic man in south Minneapolis midday Tuesday, but he was later released, police said, because he was not at the scene of the shooting.

Following the shootings, Clark's brother Eddie Sutton called for an end to the protest.

He said while his family appreciates the protesters' efforts on behalf of their brother, he thought everyone should go home 'out of imminent concern for the safety of the occupiers'.

But his pleas appeared to fall on deaf ears after more than 1,000 people joined the protest on Tuesday to march to City Hall.

Last night campaigners and police clashed again when a man hopped over the police barrier at the department's 4th Precinct, and an officer hauled him inside.

The crowd swarmed the barricade, with many shouting at the police officers. Eventually, people turned their attention back to the stage where speakers urged attendees to stay peaceful.

The precinct has been the scene of continual protests for over a week since police fatally shot 24-year-old Jamar Clark.

Accounts from some witnesses that the man was handcuffed when he was shot sparked outrage. Police deny Clark was ever handcuffed.

The huge protest followed on from the death of Jamar Clark, 24, who was shot in the head by police on November 15

The fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, an unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police officer, has pushed racial tensions in the city's small but concentrated minority community to the fore

Mica Grimm (R), of Minneapolis speaks to a gathering crowd of the group Black Lives Matter before they march to city hall during a protest in Minneapolis - the day after masked gunmen opened fire on protesters

Hundreds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators and supporters gather late afternoon at the federal building, Tuesday

A probe has now been launched by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension which is likely to last between two and four months. The FBI is also conducting a parallel investigation into the shooting.  

Police officers were interviewed by investigators last night, said their union president Lt. Bob Kroll. The officers had told him they were certain Clark was not in handcuffs when he was fatally wounded.

But witnesses have told the official investigation team that he had been shackled when the shot was fired and still had one handcuff on his wrist when put into an ambulance. 

A 10-year-old schoolboy gave a dramatic account of how he witnessed Clark being blasted in the head by a police officer after being handcuffed.

The boy, speaking to Daily Mail Online with his mother's permission, has been interviewed by police and given a full statement.

The key witness told how he observed the shooting from his front door, around 15 yards away, after hearing the commotion of Clark being arrested.

Clark's death has sparked a fresh wave of political protests and more than 50 people have been arrested.

The schoolboy, Ze'Morion Dillon-Hokins has told investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, that Jamar Clark was handcuffed when he died from a gunshot wound to the head.

The child, accompanied by his mother, was taken to a special child friendly suite in South Minneapolis, where he gave a statement that contradicted initial official claims that the victim appeared not to have been in handcuffs.

Crime scene: Ten year-old Ze'morion Dillon-Hokins points to the spot, marked by a stake, where Jamar Clark was shot by Minneapolis police

On Monday five people were shot near an alley about a block away from the 4th Precinct station, pictured here shortly after the attack. Witnesses claimed that the gunmen shouted racial abuse during the attack

Ze'Morion, told Daily Mail Online he had been playing video games on his PS4 when he heard shouting and then saw Clark trying to gain access to the ambulance where his girlfriend was being treated.

'They asked him to step back. He was saying 'f*** you' to them.'

He said Clark put his hands up when police officers approached him and he was handcuffed.

The 24-year-old was 'choke-slammed down' by the officers right outside his front door, he said.

'Then they took out a gun and 'popped' him in the face. He took two more breaths. I saw the smoke from the gun.'

He said Clark was face down when he was shot and the officers 'flipped him over' after the gun had been discharged.

Ze'Morion said before Clark was dragged to an ambulance, one handcuff was removed while the other remained on a wrist.

A wooden stick, placed by investigators, marked the spot on Plymouth Avenue North where the incident happened, directly in front where the boy lives with his family.

His mother Tequila Dillon, 31, who has four other children, said: 'He was in shock afterwards. He was at home playing on his PS4 when he heard something was going on and went outside to see what it was.

'He saw it all and it has upset him. He came in and fell right over and said: 'They are killing us.''

Rallying call: Clark's father, James Hill (left), says 'I wish I could burn that police station down for what they have done to my son' (Jamar Clark pictured right)

Gunned down: 24-year-old Jamar Clark (right) was said to have been telling police officers 'f*** you' moments before he was shot

Eyewitness account: The 24-year-old was 'choke-slammed down' by the officers right outside his front door,' said Dillon-Hokins

'I hope what he has told the police and the Bureau will help everybody get to the truth.

'I ain't understanding why the police are saying he wasn't handcuffed, when he clearly was. There were about 30 people who witnessed it.'

Clark, who was unarmed, was shot in front of the Ecks of the World private club, which had a social evening ending as police arrived with revelers leaving at around 12:45am early Sunday.

Police are understood to have seized CCTV video which may have captured the scenes across the street.

Another witness Darrell Gross, 48, whose home also faces the spot where Clark was shot, said: 'He was shouting 'f*** you, f*** you' at the police. But that ain't no reason to get shot. One officer had his knee in his back after they had slammed him.

'When they got him up after shooting him, he had one handcuff on one hand and the other had been removed.

'People were shouting that they had killed an unarmed man and other police had their guns out pointing at people and telling them to back off. Luckily they did.'

Supt. Evans confirmed there were handcuffs at the scene and part of the investigation was to establish whether they had been applied to Clark or not.

But Daily Mail Online can reveal that there is no body cam footage or dash cam footage of the incidents available to investigators.

The club's video does capture, however, 'portions of the incident' and has been handed to investigators.

Memorial: Balloons, posters and bandannas mark the site where Jamar Clark was shot by police 

New movement: A Black Lives Matter banner is displayed in front of the Minneapolis Fourth Precinct Police Department as protesters demand the tapes of the incident be released

The shooting happened after police said they were called to north Minneapolis at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday for a report of an assault. 

When they arrived, the man had returned and was interfering with paramedics who were assisting the victim, police said. Officers tried to calm him, but there was a struggle.

At some point, an officer fired at least once, hitting the man, police said. Witnesses told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that there was a big crowd at the scene, and bystanders became agitated as police pushed them back. Some witnesses said police used a chemical irritant on the crowd.  

Clark's father James Hill refused to call for calm and instead issued a rallying call.

His home is close to the Fourth Precinct police station which has been besieged by demonstrators led by the pressure group Black Lives Matter.

He told Mail Online: 'I wish I could burn that police station down for what they have done to my son.

'It was a cold blooded execution of a man whose hands were tied. Where is the justice in that?

'I can't describe seeing your son laying there in hospital with his eye shot out and being that way. He was as good as dead the moment the police shot him.'

'They kept him alive to buy some time while they figured out what to do. This is a terrible situation, but I welcome people protesting. That is another black life gone. That is again one too many.' 

Jason Sole, chair of the Minneapolis NAACP's criminal justice committee, said many black residents of north Minneapolis are upset. 

'We have been saying for a significant amount of time that Minneapolis is one bullet away from Ferguson,' he said referring to the shooting by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri last year of black 18-year-old Michael Brown, which sparked nationwide protests. 

'That bullet was fired last night. We want justice immediately,' Sole told Minnesota Public Radio News. 

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