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Melania Trump refers to George Floyd as only a 'Black Minneapolis resident' in her memoir
Trump writes more about protests outside the White House than the circumstances of Floyd's death.
Alice Tecotzky
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Minneapolis cops fist-bumped and said 'gotcha' after shooting demonstrators during George Floyd protests with rubber bullets: report
In another case, an officer called a man a "fuckin' piece of shit" while another cop kicked him in …
Rebecca Cohen
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Minneapolis police trainers used racist tropes to impersonate Black people in training scenarios, report uncovers
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights report also found that trainings furthered race-based poli…
Rebecca Cohen
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Hundreds of officers quit the Minneapolis police department after George Floyd was killed. The department is reportedly still struggling to recruit.
In 2022, only 57 people applied to be recruited by the Minneapolis Police Academy, down from 292 in…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Detention hearing for Amir Locke's cousin, Mehki Speed, delayed until next week, allowing his family to consult with attorneys
Mehki Speed, 17, is charged with murder in a case that resulted in Minnesota police killing his cou…
Charles R. Davis
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Nearly one in 4 times a Minneapolis cop uses force, evidence contradicts the officer's story, a shocking review of cases found
A probe reviewed hundreds of use of force files and determined that 24% of the cases had evidence c…
Jake Epstein
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A Minneapolis cop investigating a sexual assault said a man couldn't be guilty if he had kids with the victim: investigation
The detail was included in a report by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights following an invest…
Natalie Musumeci
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Minneapolis cops are so offensive that prosecutors have trouble using their body camera footage in court, investigation finds
A new probe from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights concluded that MPD officers are disrespec…
Jake Epstein
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Minneapolis police officers and supervisors called Black people 'monkeys' and 'consistently' use racist slurs, explosive report finds
The Minneapolis Police Department "maintains a culture where MPD officers consistently use" racist …
Natalie Musumeci
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Minneapolis and its police racially discriminate and violate human rights, investigation finds 2 years after George Floyd's murder
Data from police stops, searches, arrests, use of force, policies, procedures, trainings, interview…
Natalie Musumeci
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Police won't face charges in the fatal shooting of Amir Locke, Minnesota's attorney general says
Amir Locke was killed by a SWAT member with the Minneapolis Police Department as officers carried o…
Rebecca Cohen,Haven Orecchio-…
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Family of Amir Locke is gearing up to file wrongful death lawsuit against Minneapolis Police Department, attorney says
"We feel that excessive force killed Amir Locke," civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is represent…
Natalie Musumeci
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Protestors shouted Amir Locke's name outside Minneapolis police chief's home as they called for her resignation over his death
Demonstrators demanded Minneapolis Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman step down over the death of …
Natalie Musumeci
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Police arrest Amir Locke's cousin in murder case nearly a week after cops shot and killed Locke during a no-knock raid
Locke, 22, was killed as police carried out a no-knock warrant at the apartment of his cousin's gir…
Natalie Musumeci
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Amir Locke's parents blamed the no-knock warrant signed by a judge for his death, saying their son 'wasn't murdered — he was executed'
Amir Locke, 22, was fatally shot by a Minneapolis Police officer during the early hours of February…
Jake Epstein
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Minnesota gun rights organization condemns fatal police shooting: 'Amir Locke, a lawful gun owner, should still be alive'
The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, a nonprofit gun-rights advocacy group, said Amir Locke's death was…
Jake Epstein
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The same judge who presided over Derek Chauvin's trial signed the no-knock warrant that led to Amir Locke's death: report
Local outlets reported that St. Paul police initially requested a "knock and announce" warrant, but…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A Black man was killed by Minneapolis police officers carrying out a no-knock warrant, even though he wasn't a target for arrest
Amir Locke, 22, was on a couch, holding a gun, when he was shot three times. He was not named in th…
Ashley Collman
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Minneapolis police said they were 'hunting' civilians as they responded to George Floyd protests, body cam footage reveals
The Minneapolis Police body camera footage was released following the acquittal of a protester who …
Kelly McLaughlin
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A former Minneapolis cop who fatally shot a woman who called 911 had his sentence reduced after his murder conviction was thrown out
Mohamed Noor was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years behind bars after his murder conviction in…