U.S. justice department announces police probe day after George Floyd verdict
by MICHAEL BALSAMO and AMY FORLITI, the associated press
Posted Apr 21, 2021 11:29 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 21, 2021 at 11:38 am EDT
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about a jury s verdict in the case against former Minneapolis Derek Chauvin. (Photo/AP)
The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.
The announcement comes a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death last May, setting off a wave of relief but also sadness across the country. The death prompted months of mass protests against policing and the treatment of Black people in the U.S.
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A sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis is being opened by the US Justice Department after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd.
Mr Floyd died in the Minnesota city in May after Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest for more than nine minutes.
After the 45-year-old was convicted on Wednesday, crowds reacted with joy and relief, with many feeling it marked a watershed moment in race relations in the US.
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Clark had known Floyd, and had looked up to him as a mentorââmy big homie,â he called him. They had often talked to each other at El Nuevo Rodeo, a club where Floyd had worked as a security guard. Clark told me that Floyd had urged him to be more involved in the neighborhood, and to more consciously exercise a positive influence on its youth: âHe used to tell me to use my voiceâthatâs what he always said. Having tattoos on my face, people get the wrong impression. Thatâs what I loved about George. He told me, âAs soon as you start talkingâthatâs when theyâre gonna see you.â People donât know George. I needed those talks he gave me.â
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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about a jury s verdict in the case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.
The decision comes a day after the former officer, Derek Chauvin, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd s death last May, a verdict that set off a wave of relief across the country. Floyd s death had led to months of mass protests against policing and the treatment of Blac
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(KNSI) Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued a statement Wednesday afternoon over Attorney General Merrick Garland’s announcement that the Department of Justice is opening a federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department.
In the statement, he says, “Following the murder of George Floyd, I called for an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department. Last June, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights took up that call, immediately launched a civil rights investigation, and obtained a groundbreaking temporary restraining order against the Minneapolis Police Department and the City of Minneapolis. The state’s investigation continues and, now, under the leadership of President Biden and Attorney General Garland the United States Department of Justice is also answering the call. I welcome the federal government’s involvement in this important work, and I look forward to reviewing the results of both investigations as we work to rebuild