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KARE 11 Investigates: Race increasingly listed as unknown in MPD Use of Force reports A KARE 11 Investigation reveals skyrocketing incidents where MPD claims not to know the race of people they use force against – even when it appears obvious. Author: Brandon Stahl (KARE11), A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert Published: 4:35 PM CDT July 8, 2021 Updated: 10:31 PM CDT July 8, 2021 George Floyd square turned into a chaotic scene after Minneapolis police offi...

Photo: KSTP. Created: July 07, 2021 04:49 PM KSTP - The Minneapolis Police Department has identified the officer who was behind the wheel of the squad car that crashed into another vehicle early Tuesday morning, killing a man. According to documents posted to the Minneapolis Police Departments website, Officer Brian Cummings was pursuing a carjacking and robbery suspect in north Minneapolis when he crashed into a Jeep Liberty driven by 40-year-old Leneal Lamont Frazier...

 bystander who filmed the murder of George Floyd, has experienced enough trauma to last a lifetime. Yet shes grieving the loss of another Black man at the hands of Minneapolis police.  This time, the victim is not a stranger, not a man she happened upon as he was pinned under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer – a chance encounter that thrust her into an international spotlight because she was brave enough to pull out her phone and record what she, a 17-year-old, knew was wrong. Th...

Email MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The uncle of a teenager who recorded the last moments of George Floyd’s life in a video that helped launch a global protest movement against racial injustice has died in a crash involving a Minneapolis police car, officials confirmed Wednesday. Darnella Frazier said in a Facebook post that Leneal Lamont Frazier died early Tuesday after his vehicle was struck by the squad car that police said was pursuing another driver linked to several robberies. Leneal Frazier’s...

Copy shortlink: Mourners on Wednesday night blocked off the intersection where a Minneapolis police squad had crashed into and killed an innocent driver during a police pursuit the day before. Using their cars, they barricaded the intersection from all sides, rejecting police requests to open up the intersection. One irate driver confronted the crowd, sending people running in a panic, and then left. Cheryl Frazier said family and friends would remain at the site all nig...

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Copy shortlink: The man killed when he was caught up in a violent crash involving a Minneapolis police squad car pursuing a robbery suspect was the uncle of Darnella Frazier, who filmed the death of George Floyd. Frazier said in a Facebook post Tuesday evening that Leneal Lamont Frazier — who was not involved in the chase — died when his vehicle was struck by the squad as it pursued another vehicle. She questioned why police were involved in a high-speed chase on a r...

Man shot to death in north Minneapolis July 4, 2021 — 7:11pm Text size Copy shortlink: A man is dead after a shooting Sunday afternoon in north Minneapolis. It was the citys 46th homicide of the year, according to Star Tribune records. Minneapolis police responded to a report of gunshots in the 2600 block of N. Logan Avenue about 3:50 p.m., according to police spokesman John Elder. They found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. Offi...

KSTP Created: July 04, 2021 07:02 PM A man is dead after he was shot Sunday afternoon in the Jordan neighborhood of Minneapolis, police said. Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder said officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation around 3:51 p.m. near 26th and Logan avenues on the north side of the city. Officers arriving to the scene found a man lying outside who had been shot. Officers and paramedics gave emergency aid, and an ambulance rushed the victim to North Memo...

Police say it is still unclear whether or not this shooting was accidental. Credit: KARE 11 Author: KARE Staff Updated: 10:00 PM CDT July 2, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Police say a 9-month-old child was grazed by a bullet in the area of 34th Avenue North and North Colfax Avenue in Minneapolis. The shooting occurred around 6:43 p.m. in the area of 34th Avenue North and North Colfax Avenue, while the child was sitting in a car. Police spokesperson John Elder...