City and community leaders in Minneapolis are calling on residents to “stand up and speak out” against violent crime after a recent spate of shootings.
Violent crime has surged in the city following last year’s riots over the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activists’ calls for defunding law enforcement. Violent crime surged 21% in 2020, and 2021 is threatening to continue that trend as police grapple with a string of shootings, the most recent resulting in two dead and eight injured.
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