Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey entered his second term promising to bring together a coalition of allies and former rivals to enact meaningful change to the Minneapolis Police Department following George Floyd's murder.
Two months in, a series of bruising revelations are raising fresh questions about his credibility on police reform — the very issue on which he hinged his re-election bid.
Amir Locke's killing during a police raid highlighted the Frey campaign's false claims that he had banned no-knock warrants. The department said it had stopped teaching officers about the controversial theory of excited delirium — and a Star Tribune report showed that was false. A new workgroup the mayor convened to provide him with safety recommendations has already lost two members, including one who raised concerns about its private meetings.
