Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara resigned on Tuesday after an investigation found he had interfered with a probe into his professional conduct, according to NBC News.
O’Hara became chief in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis in 2020 when the officer placed his knee on Floyd’s neck to restrain him, ultimately choking him.
The probe into O’Hara’s conduct was launched in 2025, after the mayor’s office received a complaint claiming that the police chief had engaged in inappropriate sexual relationships with municipal employees, per NBC.
The investigation into the matter found insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegations, according to NBC, but a subsequent inquiry found that O’Hara had interfered with the initial investigation.
“This is not about being intolerant of mistakes — everyone makes mistakes, including me,” Frey said. “But what I can’t allow is a breach of trust. When you serve as chief of the Minneapolis Police Department, trust is not secondary to the job; it is the job. And when trust is broken, it becomes extremely difficult to continue leading effectively.”
The mayor delivered a heated message to federal immigration forces in January after an ICE officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman.
“There is little I can say again that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community, for our city, and I have a message for ICE,” said Frey. “To ICE, get the f*** out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here.”
Joseph Strauss/JTA contributed to this report.
