Lawyer: Over 150 Minneapolis Officers Seeking Disability

Lawyer: Over 150 Minneapolis Officers Seeking Disability
In this May 27, 2020, file photo, police gather en masse as protests continue at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis. Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune/AP
The Associated Press
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MINNEAPOLIS—More than 150 Minneapolis police officers are filing work-related disability claims after the death of George Floyd and ensuing unrest, with about three-quarters citing post-traumatic stress disorder as the reason for their planned departures, according to an attorney representing the officers.

Their duty disability claims, which will take months to process, come as the city is seeing an increase in violent crime and while city leaders push a proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a new agency that they say would have a more holistic approach.