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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ap Correspondent

Struggling businesses at corner where George Floyd was murdered sue the city

A mural at George Floyd Square - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Several business owners at the struggling corner where George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 are suing the city to demand it take over their properties and compensate them.

The owners of the Cup Foods convenience store and other businesses operating near 38th Street and Chicago Avenue argue that the city's failure to address deterioration and crime in the neighborhood has ruined their businesses and constitutes an unlawful taking of their property without just compensation, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Thursday. They're seeking $30 million in damages.

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