A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection to the search warrant that led to the death of Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers executing a 'no-knock' search warrant.
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to civil rights attorney Channa Lloyd about the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke after officers executed a no-knock warrant.A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection to the search warrant that led to the death of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers executing a"no-knock" search warrant.
Body camera video showed officers executing the no-knock search warrant and finding Locke, who had been sleeping under a blanket on the couch and holding a gun. Officers from the Minneapolis Police Department had been to the apartment where Locke was killed 10 times in the last seven months for 911 calls related to threats, disturbances, narcotic activity, suspicious activity and domestic abuse, according to 911 calls obtained by ABC News.A protester holds a sign demanding justice for Amir Locke at a rally, Feb. 5, 2022, in Minneapolis.
Police had obtained a search warrant for the apartment, which belongs to a family friend of the suspect's brother, because staff at the apartment building told investigators that the suspect had a key to the unit and because he was present during numerous occasions when officers responded to 911 calls.
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