How city once called "Murderapolis" became center of "Defund the Police" movement, now grappling wit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 / 10:27 AM / CNN




Marnette Gordon was doing laundry at home in Minneapolis one summer morning last year when a call came from her 36-year-old son.




She figured her son, Telly Blair, was checking in to see if she wanted a soda from a gas station down the street, where he often went for fuel and snacks.




"Mom, I've been shot," he said. "Call the police!"




Marnette, her other son Tamarcus and his 12-year-old daughter rushed to the gas station from their home in the city's north side, a part of town long beset by violent crime.... Read more


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