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A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, admitting that he intentionally helped restrain the Black man in a way that created an unreasonable risk and caused his death.

The deal comes during a week when the country is focused on the deaths of 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, at the hands of an 18-year-old white man.

The Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination, violating state civil rights law, an investigation found.

The Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination, violating state civil rights law, an investigation found.

The Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination, violating state civil rights law, an investigation found.

The Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination, violating state civil rights law, an investigation found.

The Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination, violating state civil rights law, an investigation found.

The Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern of race discrimination, violating state civil rights law, an investigation found.

A Minnesota Dept. of Human Rights investigation concluded the city of Minneapolis and police department "engage in a pattern or practice of race discrimination."

Last Monday, a 16-year-old took two 12-year-olds and a 10-year-old to a McDonald’s near their residences, and they were walking home about 9:30 p.m., when Maplewood police detained them as they investigated a report of shots fired.