US Wraps Up Minneapolis Police Probe After George Floyd Murder

The Justice Department is concluding its investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department launched after George Floyd’s murder, according to sources familiar with the plans.

Senior officials, including the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke, are expected to head to Minneapolis Friday to detail the findings of the more than two-year investigation into whether police engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The investigation, which could lead to a court-enforced consent decree that mandates changes, began after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s killing of Floyd, an unarmed Black ...