Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis asks for public’s help to ‘re-envison’ George Floyd Square
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The intersection the place George Floyd died, thirty eighth and Chicago, or George Floyd Perry Sq., has been a spot of peace, protest and violence. Now, greater than two and half years after Floyd’s homicide, the Metropolis of Minneapolis is asking for the neighborhood’s enter because it appears to be like to the way forward for an area that many take into account sacred.
The south Minneapolis neighborhood across the intersection stays a neighborhood in restoration. “Plenty of nonetheless incomplete, unhealed trauma on this space nonetheless,” Tommy McBrayer, who grew up within the space, informed FOX 9. “This was actually a Black wall avenue. All the things round right here was Black.”
Alexander Kado, who serves as town’s Transportation Planner, is overseeing town’s course of, which he calls a “redesign and reconstruction.”.
“The homicide of George Floyd modified the world, however nowhere have these impacts been extra obvious than on the intersection of thirty eighth and Chicago the place the homicide occurred,” Kado stated.
He’s imploring residents to weigh in.
“It’s a chance for all of us to redefine what that area ought to be. How do we would like pedestrians to be in that area? Do we would like autos again in that area? Do we would like transit again in that area? Do we would like bikes again in that area? How do all of those modes function in a means that’s practical for the longer term?, “stated Kado.
Kado says to date, ideas embrace a memorial area, a pedestrian mall and returning the intersection to the way in which it was earlier than.
“We actually hit on 4 themes, infrastructure, social justice, financial vitality and public security,” says Kado. Proper now, concrete boundaries defend a big memorial. Just one lane of site visitors is open in every route and there’s a makeshift roundabout and no entry to metro transit.
Larry Cregg has lived in the neighborhood for greater than 30 years. “Hell, chaos, what’s one other phrase? Conflict, there’s been warfare on this neighborhood since I’ve been right here,” stated Cregg. He’s important of town’s method. “Think about, why would you need to think about stuff when you may get stuff carried out?,” stated Cregg.
McBrayer is extra optimistic in regards to the metropolis’s method. “I feel it’s undoubtedly wanted, I feel it’s undoubtedly wanted. And I feel the neighborhood must be there not those that’s not from the neighborhood having a say so with what’s happening in the neighborhood,” he says.
Kado understands why some individuals are skeptical. “I do know there’s a variety of distrust in authorities and I additionally know that this challenge just isn’t going to revive all of that belief, however I hope that it may begin to flip that tide and rebuild belief in the neighborhood,” he stated.
The Metropolis of Minneapolis will maintain an open home for the thirty eighth and Chicago RE-envisioned challenge this coming Saturday from midday till 2. It would happen Phelps Park.
Minneapolis, MN
Court filings from Minneapolis man accused of shooting neighbor show pattern of harassment
MINNEAPOLIS — Newly uncovered court documents accuse John Sawchak of a long history of violence.
The documents accuse Sawchak of striking a neighbor with a wooden stick, slashing the tires of a police car and threatening to kill other neighbors.
Last week, Davis Moturi said he was doing yard work outside his south Minneapolis home when Sawchak shot him.
Sawchak is charged with attempted murder for the shooting Moturi. His bail is set at $1 million.
Court documents show Sawchak’s issues with neighbors spans nearly a decade.
A request for a restraining order in 2015 is from a mother of three, who lived in the same home where Moturi lives now.
According to one of the documents, the mother wrote “Kids are afraid of sleeping in their rooms or using the restroom by themselves” and “I’m really afraid that something terrible might happen before something is done.”
In the same restraining order, she said, “police told us to keep calling” but “whenever they do come, John is already in his house and they can’t get him.”
In 2016, Carole Megarry filed for a restraining order after she said Sawchak would yell at her and record her.
The now-77-year-old writing at the time, “she was thinking [of] leaving the neighborhood and moving someplace where I do not have to worry about this man.”
“It was definitely intimidating, certainly state of vigilance always looking and listening,” Megarry said.
Instead of leaving, she adapted.
In 2022, things took a violent turn when she let her dog out.
“He came after me with a piece of lumbar about 4 inches long. He was yelling at me and chasing,” Megarry recalled. “I was afraid I could have been killed.”
Since that time, Megarry said she’s avoided Sawchak, going as far as not even walking in the alley of her home.
Neighbors said they are upset with how police handled the situation and how they let this situation with Sawchak go unnoticed.
Megarry said many neighbors knew not to engage with him and just ignore him.
While Sawchak’s home remains boarded up, neighbors like Megarry say they feel safer knowing he’s in custody, but at the same time, uneasy.
On Friday, the Minneapolis NAACP said dereliction of duty led to the shooting and wants a sincere apology from Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara and Mayor Jacob Frey. Minneapolis public information officers say O’Hara already did that during a press conference this week.
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis bridge getting $34 million in federal funding for improvements, repairs
MINNEAPOLIS — A project to improve the Nicollet Avenue Bridge is getting $34.2 million in federal funding.
The funding is part of a $635 million grant for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects around the U.S., according to the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge, which stands over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis’ Tangletown neighborhood, was built in 1923 and underwent repairs in 1973, according to the city.
Federal officials say over 10,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day.
The city is planning to replace the bridge’s sidewalks, drainage and lighting systems and create protected bike lanes.
The money for the grant is part of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which was signed into law in 2021.
During construction, the bridge will be closed to all cars, bikes and pedestrians. Timing on construction is undecided, according to the city.
Minneapolis, MN
3 people shot in Dinkytown early Friday morning
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured early Friday morning.
What we know
A SAFE-U Emergency Alert states that three people were shot at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast around 2:15 a.m.
This area is in the heart of Dinkytown, just over half a mile west of Mariucci Arena and Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The shooting happened off of the University of Minnesota campus.
What we don’t know
Police have not released information on whether any U of M students were involved.
No suspect information is currently available.
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