A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said on Sunday they support disbanding the city-s police department, an aggressive stance that comes just as the state has launched a civil rights investigation after George Floyd-s death.

Nine of the council-s 12 members appeared with activists at a rally in a city park on Sunday and vowed to end policing as the city currently knows it. Council member Jeremiah Ellison promised the council would "dismantle" the department.