Majority of Minneapolis <br />City Council Vows to Dismantle <br />City’s Police Department Councilman Jeremiah Ellison <br />said that the council will work to <br />disband MPD in its “current iteration.” Councilman Jeremiah Ellison, via NBC News Ellison added that eight or<br />nine council members had <br />agreed to the move. The announcement follows weeks of global unrest as a result of the in-custody killing of George Floyd by former police officer Derek Chauvin. Council president Lisa Bender also vowed to <br />"re-create systems of public safety that actually <br />keep us safe" during a community meeting.
