No charges in no-knock killing of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police
Ellison and Freeman said the case shows no-knock warrants are “highly risky" to people who aren't engaged in criminal activity
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Ellison and Freeman said the case shows no-knock warrants are “highly risky" to people who aren't engaged in criminal activity
Minneapolis Police Officer Mark Hanneman will not face charges for killing Amir Locke after a SWAT team searched his cousin's home on a no-knock warrant.
Amir Locke was killed after Minneapolis police officers stormed into an apartment where he was sleeping during a no-knock raid in February.
Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February.
The Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed 22-year-old Amir Locke during a SWAT raid in early February was justified in his actions and will not face charges, the Hennepin County Attorney announced Wednesday.