{"id":215919,"date":"2021-03-12T16:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T21:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=215919"},"modified":"2021-03-12T16:30:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T21:30:14","slug":"minneapolis-officials-working-to-make-floyd-square-safe-amid-chauvin-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-officials-working-to-make-floyd-square-safe-amid-chauvin-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Minneapolis Officials:  Working to make Floyd Square safe amid Chauvin trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminneapolis-officials-working-to-make-floyd-square-safe-amid-chauvin-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=215919&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2386321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A general view of the burned and destroyed Third Police Precinct is shown on March 11, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The precinct building was burned May 2020 during the protests after the death of George Floyd. (Photo by KEREM YUCEL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:15 PM PT \u2013 Friday, March 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Minnesota authorities addressed safety concerns amid Derek Chauvin\u2019s murder trial.<\/p>\n<p>During a press briefing on Thursday, the Minneapolis mayor and police chief said they are working to prevent violence at the location where George Floyd died. The mayor noted there is a consensus to preserve the place where Floyd was killed so \u201ctires and traffic never run over it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This came as the police chief urged demonstrators to remain peaceful so that businesses could operate safely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make sure that everyone who chooses to do so can do so peacefully but that also our residences, our businesses visitors, that people are feeling protected and that they are feeling safe,\u201d Chief Medaria Arradondo of the Minneapolis Police Department said.<\/p>\n<p>Several incidents of violence have occurred in the part of the city dubbed George Floyd Square.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2386325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2386325\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2386325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-572.jpeg\" alt=\"A man walks in the makeshift memorial of George Floyd before the third day of jury selection begins in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin who is accused of killing Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 10, 2021. - The first jurors were selected on March 9, 2021 in the high-profile trial of the white police officer accused of killing George Floyd, an African-American man whose death laid bare racial wounds in the United States and sparked &quot;Black Lives Matter&quot; protests across the globe. Former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with Floyd&#039;s May 25 death, which was captured by bystanders on smartphone video. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA \/ AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-572.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-573.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-575.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2386325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man walked in the makeshift memorial of George Floyd before the third day of jury selection began in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin who is accused of killing Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 10, 2021. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Authorities said they are working with community leaders as small businesses have claimed customers are staying away because they feel unsafe.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/bidens-lies-about-vaccines-spark-rebuttal-by-ap-fact-check\/\">Biden\u2019s Lies About Vaccines Spark Criticism, Rebuttal By AP Fact-Check<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A general view of the burned and destroyed Third Police Precinct is shown on March 11, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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