Killeen City Council votes to ban no-knock warrants
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and last updated 2021-04-28 00:01:45-04
KILLEEN, TX â The Killeen City Council has voted to ban no-knock warrants.
The council voted 6-1 in favor of the ban during Tuesday's city council meeting.
The use of no-knock warrants has been under fire within the city of Killeen since 2019, when the execution of a no-knock warrant led to an injured officer and the death of James Scott Reed.
Last year, Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble announced the city would no longer be executing no-knock warrants surrounding drug-related offenses. It was a middle ground that would only allow no-knocks in certain cases and with approval from the chief himself.