In what comes as an unsurprising conclusion, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the conduct of the Minneapolis Police Department found evidence that officers used excessive force and engaged in racial discrimination. The “pattern of practice” investigation began in April of 2021, the day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of the second-degree murder of George Floyd in May of 2020.Read More