Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To ‘Dismantle’ Police Department

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June 8th, 2020

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey leaves after coming out of his home to speak during a demonstration calling for the Minneapolis Police Department to be defunded on Saturday in Minneapolis. Mayor Frey declined when he was asked if he would fully defund the police and was then asked to leave the protest.

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Updated at 12:09 a.m. ET on Monday

Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council pledged their support for “dismantling” the city’s police department, representing a veto-proof majority of the 13 city council members.

The council members announced their position Sunday from the stage at a rally organized by black activists in response to the May 25 killing of George Floyd while in police custody.

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