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Created: May 24, 2021 09:02 PM Monday, demonstrators called for justice and police accountability legislation at the Minnesota State Capitol.  The event had a number of speakers, including the mother of Daunte Wright, who was killed during a traffic stop with police in April in Brooklyn Center.  "These bills need to be passed because if theyre not, theres going to be another Daunte," Katie Wright said.  See the entire story in the video box above.  KSTP

Family of those killed by police speak at panel for anniversary of George Floyds death article A panel of people including those who have lost family members at the hands of police, spoke at a panel ahead of the first anniversary of George Floyds death. (FOX 9) MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Family members of those killed by police across the United States joined together in a panel to discuss racial equality as part of the events for the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Katie Wright is...

The following is a chronicle, in no way comprehensive, of police shootings since George Floyd was killed May 25, 2020.

MINNEAPOLIS - A prosecutor who was handling the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wrig...

Two blocks are closed to traffic around the spot where Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd. It is a place of prayer, consolation, hope — and selfies.

Updated 6 hours ago For decades, demonstrators against acts of violence targeting Black Americans have chanted: "No justice, no peace." Since 2013, protesters in the streets and on social media have shouted that "Black Lives Matter." After Breonna Taylor was shot dead in March 2020 by police who raided her apartment with a no-knock warrant, protesters demanding accountability urged the country to "Say her name." Following the murder of George Floyd by an officer who knelt on his neck for 9 minu...

The bill would ban some chokeholds, including the one used to kill Floyd, and calls for a national registry of police misconduct in a country where officers are given much latitude to use deadly force. It would also require police to undergo training on racial discrimination, implicit bias and the duty to intervene when another officer uses excessive force. Law enforcement analysts and activists say the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is “admirable” but not enough. “We need much more...

Prosecutor originally tasked with overseeing Kimberly Potter case resigns He said "vitriol" and "partisan politics" were to blame. Author: Hennepin County Sheriffs Office The prosecutor who was initially tasked with overseeing the criminal case against former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter in the death of Daunte Wright has resigned. Imran Ali, who had been serving as assistant criminal division chief with the Washington County Attorneys Office, left the job abruptly Monday. In a...

Updated on May 24, 2021 at 5:21 pm For decades, demonstrators against acts of violence targeting Black Americans have chanted: "No justice, no peace." Since 2013, protesters in the streets and on social media have shouted that "Black Lives Matter." After Breonna Taylor was shot dead in March 2020 by police who raided her apartment with a no-knock warrant, protesters demanding accountability urged the country to "Say her name." Following the murder of George Floyd by an officer who knelt on his ...

Created: May 24, 2021 06:38 PM Families that lost loved ones in police use-of-force incidents came together in Minneapolis Monday, one day before the anniversary of George Floyds death. The families traveled from across the country to take part in an in-person panel discussion entitled "The State of Black and Brown in America." The hour-long discussion took place in a ballroom at the Foshay. It included the mother of Daunte Wright, the mother of Trayvon Martin, the mother of Eric Gar...