Before Chauvin: decades of Minneapolis police violence that failed to spark reform

<p>Highest-profile incidents prompted intervention from local, state, or federal officials and promises of reform</p><p>A day after a jury convicted Derek Chauvin, a white former police officer, of murdering George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, the US justice department announced a sweeping investigation into whether Minneapolis police systematically violate citizens rights, use excessive force and discriminate against people of color.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/25/minneapolis-police-race-violence-justice-department-investigation">‘Deep systemic racism’: will Minneapolis’s police department ever change?</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/25/minneapolis-police-incidents-promises-reform">Continue reading...</a>