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How has George Floyd's death changed policing in his home town of Minneapolis?

Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the alleged killing of George Floyd last May.

Floyd’s death prompted global protests united around the message of black lives matter.

In Minneapolis there were calls for profound changes to the way communities were policed.

9 of the thirteen city council members voted to abolish the city's police force and replace it with intervention services like mental health counselling and mediation.

Nine months on, what have been the consequences of those changes?

US correspondent David Grossman reports.

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