George Floyd Pittsburgh Protests

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police posted a formal invitation to bid on a contract last month; potential vendors would supply the department with the so-called "less-lethal" weapons used to disperse protesters last summer. A police spokesperson said the department uses the munitions in other scenarios like SWAT and domestic violence calls. The Alliance for Police Accountability wants to see the evidence.

Almost a year ago, George Floyd’s death at the hands of police office Derek Chauvin created a groundswell that, in Harrisburg, led to a surge of proposals to overhaul policing. State lawmakers are now taking stock of how far they’ve come, and how much further they’d still like to go.

After a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd Tuesdays, protesters gathered to march at Freedom Corner in Pittsburgh. But two young activist groups have started organizing in other ways.

Closing arguments in Chauvin’s trial are scheduled for Monday, and city officials say they have learned from their mistakes in responding to the protests against police brutality and racial injustice after Floyd’s death in late May.

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