A 22-year-old Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police serving a no-knock search warrant will be eulogized in the same church where Daunte Wright's funeral was held
at least four officers using a key to quietly enter the downtown apartment where he was staying, then shouting their presence. The video shows Locke, wrapped in a comforter, stirring and holding a handgun right before an officer shot him.
Locke wasn’t named in the warrant and did not live at the apartment. Family members called his killing an “execution,” noting the video shows an officer kicking the sofa, and suggested Locke was startled awake and disoriented. They have also pushed back against police saying Locke was shot after he pointed his gun at officers.
The Rev. Al Sharpton will officiate Locke's funeral at Shiloh Temple International Ministries. It's the same church where Sharpton, while presiding over Wright's funeral days after the young Black man was shot by a suburban Minneapolis police officer,Locke's family planned a public viewing at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has imposed a moratorium on such warrants while the city reexamines its policy. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating Locke's shooting. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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