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Minneapolis police criticized after handling three high-profile cases

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The Minneapolis Police Department is facing criticism for how it handled three cases involving people of color who made multiple reports of violence to police. The city auditor is looking into the response in the cases of Davis Moturi and Allison Lussier in 2024.


Last month, auditor Robert Timmerman publicly criticized MPD for missing meetings and slowing down the review. In response, assistant chief Katie Blackwell told officers to cooperate in an order reported by the Minnesota Star Tribune.


Chief Brian O’Hara has also ordered an internal review of the police response to reports of domestic violence by a woman named Mariah Samuels. She was fatally shot in September and her ex-boyfriend is charged in her killing.


The Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Liz Sawyer published an investigation of Samuels’ case and has been covering the others, along with her colleagues. She joined MPR News host Nina Moini to explain.

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The Minneapolis Police Department is facing criticism for how it handled three cases involving people of color who made multiple reports of violence to police. The city auditor is looking into the response in the cases of Davis Moturi and Allison Lussier in 2024.


Last month, auditor Robert Timmerman publicly criticized MPD for missing meetings and slowing down the review. In response, assistant chief Katie Blackwell told officers to cooperate in an order reported by the Minnesota Star Tribune.


Chief Brian O’Hara has also ordered an internal review of the police response to reports of domestic violence by a woman named Mariah Samuels. She was fatally shot in September and her ex-boyfriend is charged in her killing.


The Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Liz Sawyer published an investigation of Samuels’ case and has been covering the others, along with her colleagues. She joined MPR News host Nina Moini to explain.

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