Minneapolis City Council to replace police with community-led model

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The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved a resolution declaring it will create a "transformative new model" of policing in the city, to pursue a community-led public safety system to replace the police department following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the city's police, local media reported.

"The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, by Minneapolis police officers is a tragedy that shows that no amount of reforms will prevent lethal violence and abuse by some members of the Police Department against members of our community, especially Black people and people of color," five council members wrote in the resolution.