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When it comes to violence in Minneapolis, the city is closing the door on one of the bloodiest summers in recent memory, as we reported 

. More than 40 people were killed between Memorial Day and Labor Day — more than twice as many as in the same period last year.  

Efforts to stem violence have come alongside calls by Minneapolis leaders, activists and residents to 

. One of those efforts involves pulling more than a million dollars from the police budget to hire so-called “violence interrupters.” MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked to Sasha Cotton, who directs the Minneapolis Office of Violence Prevention. 

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When it comes to violence in Minneapolis, the city is closing the door on one of the bloodiest summers in recent memory. Efforts to stem that violence have come alongside calls by Minneapolis leaders, activists and residents to reimagine the city’s police department following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd.

Minneapolis mobilizes ‘violence interrupters’ in new effort to curb violent crime 

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Minneapolis mobilizes ‘violence interrupters’ in new effort to curb violent crime

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