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Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey failed to implement the city’s emergency protocols when responding to protests and riots that erupted across Minneapolis after Black resident George Floyd’s horrific, prolonged murder by a white police officer, according to a long-anticipated report.
The 86-page report by Maryland-based risk management firm Hillard Heintze, whose research staff includes former law enforcement officers, details a breakdown in communications and planning that left residents feeling abandoned and city employees — including police — confused about who was in charge, the Star Tribune reports.
The report paints a damning picture of the 10 days in May 2020 that continue to traumatize many residents and employees nearly two years later: Some first responders, receiving little guidance from supervisors, traveled blindly into dangerous situations. Police made inconsistent decisions about when to use controversial munitions on crowds. Neighbors and business owners, frustrated by a lack of communication from city leaders, banded together to protect their homes and businesses.
Minneapolis has an emergency operations plan that is “well written, comprehensive and consistent with nationally recognized practices,” the report said. But, it said, the mayor did not “ensure the appropriate implementation” of that plan, hampering the city’s response.