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Brian O'Hara: “We had to do a recall of all sworn personnel and call for…”

Featuring: Brian O'Hara, Chief of Police, Minneapolis Police Department | Minnesota

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MN: 1-on-1 with Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara

Published | Video Starts at 00:09

Well, Friday there were tens of thousands of people marching downtown and not one incident. It was peaceful, but yesterday morning was an emergency. We had to do a recall of all sworn personnel and call for mutual aid from all agencies around the Metro and even call in the National Guard. It was a very volatile situation, but we were able to maintain the peace. Where is National Guard deployed now? They were deployed last night around the perimeter. (00:09–00:17)

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Asserts that a recall of personnel and mutual aid, including the National Guard, was necessary.

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