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Upheaval in Uptown now a priority of Minneapolis officials Upheaval in Uptown now a priority of Minneapolis officials Social media posts have highlighted lawlessness; city leaders are pledging to take action with stepped-up police patrols.  Text size Copy shortlink: In one widely shared video clip, a man fires a handgun into the air while hanging out the side of a car doing doughnuts in the middle of Hennepin and Lagoon avenues in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood as a crowd looks on. Images of vehicle stunts and gar...

Child among 2 people shot and wounded in Minneapolis A 3-year-old boy and a man in his 30s are expected to survive, police said.   By Mary Lynn Smith Text size Copy shortlink: Two people were struck by gunfire Friday night in Minneapolis, including a 3-year-old boy, according to Minneapolis police. The sound from a barrage of gunshots about 10 p.m. was captured on a porch security camera in the 3300 block of N. Emerson Avenue, where the gunfire occurred. When police arrived, they found the child and performed emerge...

Former senior Minneapolis police official files racial discrimination suit after demotion for 'white boys' comment Written By: Libor Jany / Star Tribune | 8:00 am, Jul. 7, 2021 × Art Knight. (Minneapolis Police Department/TNS) MINNEAPOLIS — A former senior Minneapolis police official who was stripped of his rank after publicly questioning the Police Department's hiring practices has sued the city, alleging that the move was part of a pattern of discrimination he endured as an outspoken Black officer pushing for change within the mostly white department. Art Knight, who dropped fr...

Minneapolis to evaluate pursuit policy after motorist killed by The Associated Press Last Updated Jul 8, 2021 at 7:44 pm EDT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Thursday the city will review its police pursuit policy after a chase that ended with an officer hitting and killing an innocent motorist. Frey called the crash that killed 40-year-old Leneal Frazier early Tuesday “a horrific tragedy.” Frazier was an uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who captured cellphone video of George Floyd’s death in May 2020 as he was being arrested by Minneapolis police. “Darnel...

2021/07/09 07:40 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Thursday the city will review its police pursuit policy after a chase that ended with an officer hitting and killing an innocent motorist. Frey called the crash that killed 40-year-old Leneal Frazier early Tuesday “a horrific tragedy.” Frazier was an uncle of Darnella Frazier, the teenager who captured cellphone video of George Floyd's death in May 2020 as he was being arrested by Minneapolis police. “Darnella, Leneal’s family and Minneapolis’ Black community have borne the we...