Business leaders call for more police in downtown Minneapolis

Business leaders Wednesday reiterated the call for more police officers to patrol downtown Minneapolis after a summer of high-profile robberies and assaults, and just days after a fatal shooting in the city's theater district.

Their request, made at a news conference Wednesday, was amplified by a City Council member representing part of downtown, who said she would like to hire more officers and rethink other policies to improve safety in the area.

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