George Floyd protesters set Minneapolis police station afire Protesters gather in front of the burning 3rd Precinct building of the Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday, May 28, 2020, in ...

When Brian O'Hara arrived in Minneapolis as the new chief of police in 2022, he found a department that was "decimated" amid backlash after the killing of George Floyd.

The Minneapolis Police Department's 3rd Precinct was abandoned by order of the governor, and allowed—no, surrendered—to a mob. That night, it was set ablaze. Not symbolically, not metaphorically.