MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - This week’s clearing of a Minneapolis homeless encampment after a mass shooting has generated a variety of opinions among voters contemplating the city’s upcoming mayoral race.

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Mayor Frey maintains stance after camp clearing

What they're saying:

Candidates for Mayor of Minneapolis, including current Mayor Jacob Frey, are clarifying their positions.

"Encampments must be closed after services are offered," Frey said on Tuesday. "Once service and shelter have been offered, once wraparound support and attempts to provide care have been made. This is simply not a strategy that works. It is not safe."

"Homeless encampments are not the answer. They entrench harm, they do not reduce it

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