Minneapolis plans to dismantle its Police Department after the death of George Floyd.
A majority of Minneapolis City Councillors committed on Sunday to begin defunding their police and put that money into other safety initiatives.
Today, #Minneapolis City Council members formally announced their commitment to end the MPD and create a new transformative model of public safety.
Here is their statement: pic.twitter.com/0jAE8YKQjf
— Local Progress (@LocalProgress) June 7, 2020
Minneapolis will determine how to replace their police force over the next year.
It comes after George Floyd, a black man, was killed on May 25th when a now-former Minneapolis Police officer knelt on his neck. That sparked almost two weeks of protests, and led to charges against the officer and three others who were at the scene.
