HomeABC PoliticsAG Garland to announce federal probe into policing practices in MinneapolisAG Garland to announce federal probe into policing practices in MinneapolisWed, April 21, 2021 by ABC NewsSHARE NOW Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland will announce Wednesday that the Justice Department is launching a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Minneapolis police department, looking at whether the department has a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing.Garland is expected to announce the investigation during public remarks Wednesday morning a day after the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd.A DOJ spokesman declined to comment on that matter.Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
