FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
July 11, 2020
WE are not in Mayberry’: Minneapolis community leaders call on City Council to respond to recent violence
By Karen Scullin
Published 4 days agoUpdated 3 days agoCrime and Public SafetyFOX 9
July 11, 2020
Black Minneapolis community leaders held a press conference on July 7, 2020 to call on the Minneapolis City Council to respond to the recent violence in the city. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The recent and ongoing crime wave in Minneapolis has some Black community leaders calling on the Minneapolis City Council to help them do something about it.
A memorial of balloons and flowers sits at the intersection where a woman was shot and killed Sunday night. Medical staff delivered her unborn baby, who is fighting for his life. The incident has left some in the community sending a strong message to City Council.
They believe there’s a direct connection between the recent violence and the the council’s effort to defund and abolish the police department.
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