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Minneapolis Council Votes to Ban Police Chokeholds After George Floyd Death

Minneapolis Council Votes to Ban Police Chokeholds After George Floyd Death
A man cycles past a mural depicting George Floyd in Berlin, Germany, on May 30, 2020. David Gannon/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
6/5/2020|Updated: 6/6/2020
The Minneapolis City Council has voted to approve an agreement that will no longer allow the city’s police forces to use neck restraints and chokeholds.
The council, at a virtual meeting on June 5, voted on the deal, which came out of negotiations between elected officials and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, which launched a civil rights investigation in response to the death of George Floyd in police custody.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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