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First Black Minneapolis Police Chief Retires After 30 Years with Department
Medaria Arradondo retires after three decades with the Minneapolis police department
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Minneapolis Residents Vote Against Proposal to Replace Police Department
A movement to abolish the police was spurred by George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last year.
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Ex-Minneapolis Cop Sentenced to 57 Months in Shooting Death of Woman Who Called 911
Mohamed Noor has already served more than 29 months and could be out of prison as early as next summer.
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Minnesota Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction of Ex-Minneapolis Officer Mohamed Noor
The court ordered a reversal of Noor’s third-degree murder conviction, and he will be sentenced for second-degree manslaughter.
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George Floyd's Family Reaches Record $27 Million Settlement Agreement With Minneapolis
The family of George Floyd settled a civil lawsuit on Friday after the Minneapolis City Council approved what the family’s attorneys are calling the “largest pre-trial civil rights wrongful death settlement in U.S history.” On Friday, during a closed session, the City Council unanimously approved a measure to pay Floyd’s family $27 million for the…
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Prosecutors Seek to Reintroduce 3rd-Degree Murder Charges Against Derek Chauvin in the Death of George Floyd
The Minnesota Court of Appeals heard arguments this afternoon from prosecutors who wish to reintroduce a third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, the Star Tribune reports. Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes in May 2020, is scheduled to begin trial Monday…
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Former Minneapolis Cop Found Guilty of Murder in Death of Australian Native Justine Damond
A jury on Tuesday convicted a now former Minneapolis police officer of murder for shooting and killing a woman after responding to a 911 call she made to report a possible sexual assault. Mohamed Noor, who was the city of Minneapolis’ first police officer from its growing Somali American community, faces up to 16 years…
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Family of Australian Woman Shot and Killed by Minneapolis Cop Files Lawsuit Against City, Officers
The family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, the Australian woman who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer after calling in a suspected crime near her home, is suing the city, the officers involved and the current and former police chiefs for violating her civil rights. According to Reuters, the civil suit which was…
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Minneapolis Police Officer Who Shot and Killed Australian Native Justine Damond Charged With Murder
A Minneapolis police officer turned himself in to authorities Tuesday after being charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting death of an Australian native who was living in the city. Prosecutors charge that Mohamed Noor—whose employment with the police department also ended Tuesday, according to officials—had no justifiable reason to fatally…