Rachel Sayers

you know saying that there shouldn't be one right that the officer was in acting in self-defense that's what dhs has said and they're saying well if we don't have an investigation how do we know that for sure and so i think there's some distrust there among some in the community over that very thing that you get out of you know what dhs says in the immediate aftermath of a shooting like this and then what people see on eyewitness video oh my god they're even questioning it well note here that video is from here that night

My name is Rachel Sayers and I am the director of the emergency management department for the city of Minneapolis.

I took this job to keep us safe because I live here and this is my community.

We are doing everything we can to mitigate the impacts of this terrible situation.

The city's emergency operations center continues to be activated as it has throughout the surge and federal agents over the last few weeks.

We are tracking impacts and coordinating the city's response to the situation, which is having profound repercussions in our community.

I can't underscore enough how much operation Metro search is impacting our city.

Families with loved ones detained and those who are afraid to be in public, lest they become targets, need help accessing the most basic necessities like food, housing, and rides to school.

Businesses are shuttering and our local economy is severely impacted, which means families are suffering just as we were rounding a corner in our recovery.

Many of our Minneapolis residents, my neighbors, my friends, my community members are ceasing participation in public life, afraid to even go to the doctor.

In response, the city enterprise continues to utilize our entire emergency apparatus.

That means staff across departments, often around the clock, are putting their regular jobs on hold in order to respond to the impacts of metro surge.

I want everyone to know there are numerous resources available to community members right now.

We have mental health available.

We have food assistance, housing and rental assistance, legal help.

We are sharing information about what to do if you are exposed to tear gas, pepper spray, or other chemical agents.

And the state AGs and ACLU are collecting reports of rights violations.

You can access these resources on the city's virtual resource center at minneapolismn.gov slash ice.

Please share this information with your neighbors.

We have help and we want you to be able to access that.