MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are calling for backup after a violent and deadly weekend. Since Thursday, two men have been killed in shootings, a third killed in a stabbing and seven more injured from gunfire.
“This weekend we’ve seen an unacceptable level of crime and violence,” Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said during a news conference Sunday.
O’Hara said he called an emergency police command staff meeting, invited outside law enforcement partners and immediately implemented a multi-jurisdictional plan to address the violence.
O’Hara said the department is too understaffed to handle back-to-back violent cases like the ones that occurred over the weekend. He’s called for back up from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and Minnesota BCA, which will assist with patrols and investigations.
Several community groups and violence interrupters will also be working the streets.
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