Request to Investigate the Death of George Floyd

Last week, our nation witnessed yet another senseless and horrific loss of life as police officers killed George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (The Leadership Conference) and the 213 undersigned organizations, we urge the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr. Floyd’s death as well as the Minneapolis Police Department’s (MPD) long history of brutality against Black and Brown individuals in the community it serves.