About 4½ years after the police killing of George Floyd triggered state and federal investigations and protests worldwide, Minneapolis officials have reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice outlining sweeping reforms to address discriminatory policing.

The city of Minneapolis has agreed to a series of police reforms after a probe from the Justice Department in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. A court-enforceable agreement known as a consent decree requires Minneapolis to focus on preventing excessive force and to seek immediate medical care for anyone injured during

Minneapolis' City Council voted on Monday to agree to systemic reforms to its police department and to submit the department to outside oversight after a U.S. federal investigation spurred by the 2020 murder of George Floyd uncovered a pattern of civil rights abuses.