Hundreds of protesters are continuing to fight it out with the Minneapolis police department. The running battle has been going on since a young black man was shot and killed by police last Sunday. On Thursday, the NAACP arrived in the city to show support for the protesters.

The protests and rioting has been due to the shooting of Jamal Clark, 24. Hundreds of protesters have been camped just outside Minneapolis’ 4th Precinct, reports ABC News. The police complained that protesters were blocking both the security cameras and the entrance vestibule to the precinct house. Confrontations began to escalate on Wednesday when police attempted to remove many of the tents that have been set up by the protesters.

The NAACP arrived on the scene early on Thursday afternoon and told the police they expected them to show restraint. On Wednesday, protesters attacked the police with bottles and rocks when they tried to dismantle the protesters encampment. The response by police was to spray some type of chemical into the crowd in an effort to disburse them.

The NAACP, like so many others in the country, railed against the militarization of the nation’s police forces over the years.

The NAACP announced that there would be a rally and a candlelight vigil scheduled at the site for Friday night in honor of the young black man. Clark was unarmed at the time of his death. The two officers who were called to the scene claim that Clark was interfering with paramedics.

People who had gathered on the scene were ordered back into their homes by the two Minneapolis police officers after Clark was shot in the head by one of the officers. Witnesses state that Clark was handcuffed when he was shot in the head. The police had no dashcam recorders in their vehicle and neither of them wore body cameras. The neighbors stated that they were physically shoved and told by police to get behind closed doors.

The FBI announced on Thursday that it will be conducting a civil rights investigation of the shooting.