MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released the findings of a federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, prompted by the death of George Floyd in 2020, during a press conference Friday morning, saying the police department and City of Minneapolis engaged in a pattern of discrimination and excessive force.
The DOJ has been investigating the MPD after former police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd in 2020 which sparked mass protests and civil unrest in the Twin Cities.
Garland said the investigation showed there is reasonable cause that the Minneapolis Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force.The Justice Department's investigation found Minneapolis police officers used excessive force and violated people's civil rights.
It also found the police department and city discriminated against people with "behavioral health disabilities" when police are called.Garland said they are in the process of reaching a consent decree — a legal agreement requiring the MPD to make changes that will be overseen by an independent monitor.