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Amir Locke was killed in the course of the execution of a no-knock search warrant by Minneapolis police this past Wednesday. On Thursday evening the police released bodycam footage (in slow-motion and real time) from one of the officers executing the warrant (not the shooter). YouTube has made the video and several local news stories that include it age-restricted. As I write, the brief KARE 11 story below including some
Demonstrators hold a 'Say His Name' sign during a rally in protest of the killing of Amir Locke, outside the Police precint in Minneapolis, Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants Friday, two days after a SWAT team entered a downtown apartment and killed Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man who his parents said was “executed” after he was startled from a deep sleep and reached for a legal firearm to protect himself.
While legislators passed new restrictions in 2021, calls to ban the practice are growing.
Amir Locke, 22, was shot while lying on a couch with a gun in his hand, police video shows.