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The city stops to observe the one-year anniversary of Floyd s killing while in police custody. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
Members of George Floyd s family stand onstage Tuesday, May 25, 2021, during an event in downtown Minneapolis on the first anniversary of his death. (REUTERS / Eric Miller)
MINNEAPOLIS Members of George Floyd s family marked the one-year anniversary of his killing on Tuesday, May 25, by celebrating his life with a downtown festival in Minneapolis.
Speakers and attendees said that more reforms are needed in order to prevent deaths such as Floyd s, and that the reform movement is in danger of losing steam now that Derek Chauvin has been convicted of Floyd s murder.
Voters in Minneapolis will be asked to approve a measure in November that could dismantle the police department, which is also the subject of an investigation by the Justice Department, and fold it into a department of public safety. But a spike in violent crime has led the city to seek assistance from state and federal law enforcement agencies. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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And let s focus more on what s happening in Minneapolis one year later.
Next November, city voters will be asked to approve a measure that could dismantle the police department and fold it into in a broader department of public safety.