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Over 2,000 complaints against Minneapolis Police since 2013
June 13, 2020
In the midst of the video that horrified a nation, Michelle Gross heard a bystander called out a badge number.
"I played it over and over and listened carefully and I realized that it was badge number 1087 - was Derek Chauvin,” said Michelle Gross.
George Floyd had been dead less than 12 hours. Michelle Gross, who heads a Minneapolis group called Communities United Against Police Brutality was about to tell the world who killed him.
"And so, when I saw the name, I said, oh, him. I wasn't surprised. And part of the reason that I was familiar with Derek Chauvin's record is because when you start to see those same officers over and over again with multiple complaints, their names lodge in your brain."
For two decades, her organization has been tracking complaints against Minneapolis Police.
June 13, 2020
In the midst of the video that horrified a nation, Michelle Gross heard a bystander called out a badge number.
"I played it over and over and listened carefully and I realized that it was badge number 1087 - was Derek Chauvin,” said Michelle Gross.
George Floyd had been dead less than 12 hours. Michelle Gross, who heads a Minneapolis group called Communities United Against Police Brutality was about to tell the world who killed him.
"And so, when I saw the name, I said, oh, him. I wasn't surprised. And part of the reason that I was familiar with Derek Chauvin's record is because when you start to see those same officers over and over again with multiple complaints, their names lodge in your brain."
For two decades, her organization has been tracking complaints against Minneapolis Police.