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As protests continue in the Twin Cities over the death of George Floyd, city officials are calling for an end to violence.  Floyd died Monday; his final moments were seen in a 

video that showed a white Minneapolis police officer with his knee on Floyd’s neck

. In the video, Floyd told the officer he couldn’t breathe. His death is the 

between the Minneapolis Police Department and the city’s black community. 

Amid this all is a question: What needs to happen to prevent more deaths like Floyd’s and those of other black men and women who have died in police-involved incidents? 

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with former police officers and a former federal prosecutor about meaningful police reform and about building relationships between police and communities of color.

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George Floyd, a black man, died Monday in police custody and his death has sparked protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul. But what would it take to prevent more deaths like Floyd’s? We explore that question and ideas for meaningful police reform.

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