Members of the Minneapolis community will gather to honor the life of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man whose killing at the hands of police during the execution of a no-knock warrant has reignited debate around the controversial practice.
Members of the Minneapolis community will gather Thursday to honor the life of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man whose killing at the hands of police during the execution of a no-knock warrant has reignited debate around the controversial practice.
"All I have is the memories ... and pictures," Locke's mother Karen Wells said last week."I should not have to bury a 22-year-old child."Police shot and killed Locke February 2 in a Minneapolis apartment while they executed a warrant in which he wasn't named.
Bodycam video shows officers shoot Black man during no-knock warrant 02:54The video of Locke's shooting released by the city was 14 seconds long. In it, officers are heard yelling,"Police! Search warrant!" during their morning entry into the apartment."Hands! Hands! Hands!" one officer yells while others yell"Get on the fu**ing ground!" as they make their way toward the back of a couch where a man is seen wrapped in blankets at 6:48 a.m.
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