Minneapolis Bans Police Chokeholds in Wake of George Floyd's Death
Community members gather on 38th and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed, on June 4, 2020.
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Minneapolis (AP) -- Minneapolis agreed Friday to ban chokeholds and neck restraints by police and to require officers to try to stop any other officers they see using improper force, in the first concrete steps to remake the city's police force since George Floyd's death.
The changes are part of a stipulation between the city and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, which launched a civil rights investigation this week in response to the death of Floyd. The City Council approved the agreement 12-0.