Minneapolis, MN
Gaza cease-fire resolution moves forward during emotional Minneapolis City Council meeting
MINNEAPOLIS — A war raging half a world away is getting the attention of the Minneapolis City Council.
A committee voted Monday to move a resolution forward to support a cease-fire in Gaza.
Community members were on hand, with those in support of a cease-fire verbally clashing with those who support Israel’s right to defend itself. Both sides were full of emotion.
“This request came at the behest of many constituents throughout our city to uplift humanity in the face of a humanitarian crisis and advocate to our federal leaders,” said Councilmember Aisha Chughtai, Ward 10.
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Council members called for a resolution to say they are doing the will of the people they represent.
“I want to be very clear, what I see in Gaza is Israel committing a genocide,” said Councilmember Robin Wonsley, Ward 2.
But there was one member who feels the resolution is divisive and antisemitic.
“We see how personal this is. War is hell. We’ve been flooded with feedback from residents,” said Councilmember Linea Palmisano, Ward 13.
Palmisano spoke about holding people together instead of putting words on paper that can divide them.
“Let’s not further divide our city that we represent by our actions,” Palmisano said.
While the vote was to pass the resolution forward to be voted on by the entire council later this month, some voices believe a cease-fire resolution by the City Council does not change anything on the ground in the Middle East.
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“And then let’s get back to focusing on matters we have the authority to address as a city. We can and should call for peace and do these things right now,” Palmisano said.
The Jewish Community Relations Council says this should not be a priority for the City Council. A statement said in part: “if the Council is intent on passing a resolution regarding the Israel-Hamas War, further conversation with constituents and community stakeholders is necessary to produce language that brings people together and reflects our shared values of embracing the humanity of Israelis and Palestinians alike.”
Minneapolis, MN
4 injured in shooting at south Minneapolis park, officials say
Police in Minneapolis are investigating after city officials said four people were injured in a shooting at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on Friday night.
According to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, officers responded to a report from an individual of a suspicious person around 8:38 p.m. The caller said there was a large gathering of young adults in the parking lot of the park, which is located at 4055 Nicollet Ave.
According to city officials, multiple gunshots were fired before the officers arrived at the park.
A 19-year-old woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance with serious injuries, city officials said. Three other people, whose ages have yet to be disclosed, self-transported to the hospital with gunshot-related injuries
No suspects in the shooting have been arrested, officials said.
Park police are working with the Minneapolis Police Department to investigate the incident.
This is a developing story.
Minneapolis, MN
Man stabbed brother in north Minneapolis home after arguing about messy kitchen, charges say
Prosecutors on Friday accused a 23-year-old Chicago man of fatally stabbing his brother in a north Minneapolis home early Wednesday after the two got into an argument about cleaning the kitchen.
Police were called to the home on the 3000 block of Girard Avenue North shortly after 3 a.m. after hearing about the stabbing. They found a man in his 20s lying on the floor and his girlfriend holding a cloth to his wound. The man was pronounced dead roughly 30 minutes later.
According to the criminal complaint, the girlfriend told officers that she had been making food with her boyfriend when her boyfriend’s brother came upstairs. The brother was upset at her boyfriend for not cleaning up the kitchen, she told officers.
The brother then went downstairs but returned later and pushed her boyfriend around, she said. Charging documents say the brothers got into a fight.
The girlfriend told police that the brother had a bloody knife in his hands, and her boyfriend said “he just stabbed me,” the complaint states.
Police arrested the 23-year-old at the house. In a post-Miranda statement, he initially told officers he blacked out around the time of the stabbing. He later admitted to stabbing his brother, at first saying that he was trying to “fake” stab him but ended up stabbing him. He also said that his brother charged at him and ran into the knife, the complaint says.
Charging documents say the man admitted that his brother did not have a weapon on him.
He faces two counts of second-degree murder.
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