Minnesota DHR releases report on Minneapolis Police Department

(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says the Minneapolis Police Department has violated state civil rights laws over the past decade by engaging in a pattern of racial discrimination.

A report released Wednesday after a two-year investigation found that the agency engages with, uses force against, and kills people of color at a much higher rate than white people.

City and police department leaders are accused of being long-aware of the pattern of discrimination, but not addressing it.

The report says the city has "insufficient and ineffective" systems for holding police officers accountable for misconduct.