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Minneapolis Clears New ‘Uptown Autonomous Zone’ But Avoids Moving ‘George Floyd Autonomous Zone’

Emily Zanotti
Minneapolis Clears New ‘Uptown Autonomous Zone’ But Avoids Moving ‘George Floyd Autonomous Zone’
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Law enforcement officials in Minneapolis, Minnesota, moved into to swiftly dismantle an “autonomous zone” that cropped up in response to a June 3rd police-involved shooting in the city’s Uptown neighborhood — but the city is still struggling to reopen George Floyd Square, home to a makeshift memorial and an “autonomous zone” of its own.

According to a Minneapolis CBS affiliate, police have been struggling to “retake” the “the intersection of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue” since early June, but doubled down on the efforts this week, after a protester was killed by a speeding driver.

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