MINNEAPOLIS — Mayor Jacob Frey failed to implement the city's emergency protocols when responding to protests and riots that erupted across Minneapolis after George Floyd's murder in the 10-day period starting May 25, 2020, according to a long-anticipated report given to City Council members Tuesday.
The "After Action Review" described a breakdown of communication inside the Minneapolis government during the chaotic unrest. With little guidance from leadership, first-responders traveled blindly into dangerous situations, while emergency operators fielded a heavy volume of emotional and increasingly threatening or obscene calls. Neighbors and business owners, feeling abandoned by their government, banded together to protect themselves.
Meanwhile, the poor communication, exacerbated by frustration with competency of command staff, resulted in an uneven police response that officers throughout the ranks agreed "did not go well."
