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A majority of Minneapolis City Council members now say they support 

dismantling the city’s police department

, after the May 25 killing of George Floyd in police custody.

The four officers facing charges in Floyd’s death all worked at the city’s 3rd Precinct in south Minneapolis, the headquarters of which were burned in protests on May 28. Now, 

 what some residents have known for years: that some officers in the Third Precinct had a reputation not just for excessive use of force — but in many cases, ongoing harassment of people of color.

For more, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with the Star Tribune’s Andy Mannix, one of the reporters on that story.

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The four officers facing charges in George Floyd’s death all worked at the city’s Third Precinct in south Minneapolis. Now, the Star Tribune is reporting what some residents have known for years: that some officers in the 3rd Precinct had a reputation not just for excessive use of force — but in many cases, ongoing harassment of people of color.

Minneapolis 3rd Precinct had ‘its own style’ of policing

The fire-scared-entrance to the Minneapolis police 3rd Precinct building.

Minneapolis' 3rd Precinct had ‘its own style’ of policing

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