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Minneapolis mayor halts no-knock entries after officer kills man in apartment

The moratorium on no-knock warrants came two days after a SWAT team entered a downtown apartment and killed Amir Locke, a 22-year-old man who his parents said was "executed" after he was startled from a deep sleep and reached for a legal firearm to protect himself.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amir Locke, killed by Minneapolis cop, wanted music career

Before he was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer, Amir Locke had been making plans

The Independent UK

Gunman allegedly fired outside Richfield school as teen was running away

MINNEAPOLIS — A short confrontation in a Richfield school parking lot among five students ended with one fatally shot while running away and two others wounded, according to charges filed Friday afternoon.

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Minneapolis police insisted on 'no knock' warrant that led to Amir Locke's shooting death; city announces moratorium

MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul police had applied for a standard search warrant for the predawn raid Wednesday that ended in the shooting death of 22-year-old Amir Locke, but they were overruled by Minneapolis police, who wanted to carry out a no-knock operation in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation, according…

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EXPLAINER: Amir Locke case shines light on no-knock warrants

The death of a Black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police SWAT team is shining new light on how police carry out no-knock warrants

The Independent UK

Gov. Walz deploys National Guard for civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis officers

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the Minnesota National Guard to provide security assistance in St. Paul during the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with George Floyd's death.

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Amir Locke was respectful and curious, parents say: 'My heart ripped out of my body' to see shooting

MINNEAPOLIS — Amir Locke was a week away from moving to Dallas to pursue his music career and other endeavors when Minneapolis police fatally shot him while executing a search warrant unrelated to Locke, said his parents, who called his death an "execution."

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Amir Locke shooting rekindles mistrust of Minneapolis police

The killing of a Black man by Minneapolis police left his family and activists angry and questioning the credibility of a department widely criticized for its initial portrayal of George Floyd’s death

The Independent UK

2 Minnesota teens charged in fatal shooting of fellow student who was running from them, officials say

MINNEAPOLIS — A short confrontation in a Richfield school parking lot among five students ended with one of them fatally shot while running away and two others wounded, according to charges filed Friday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

Who was Amir Locke, 22-year-old shot dead by Minneapolis police

Mother says son’s ‘dreams have been destroyed’ after being ‘executed’ by police

The Independent UK

Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights

The 22-year-old man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on which he was not named.

Reason

2 charged in fatal shooting at suburban Minneapolis school

Two men have been charged in a shooting at a suburban Minneapolis school that left one student dead and another critically injured

The Independent UK

Amir Locke is the latest young Black man shot to death by Minneapolis cops

Just seconds after bursting through the door to conduct a “no-knock” raid, police opened fire and killed the 22-year-old, who’d been sleeping on a friend’s sofa.

Mic

2 teens charged in fatal shooting outside their Minnesota school

MINNEAPOLIS —Two young men were charged Friday with fatally shooting a fellow student and wounding two others outside their school this week in Richfield.

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Minneapolis police insisted on 'no knock' warrant that led to Amir Locke's shooting death

MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul police applied for a standard search warrant for the predawn raid in downtown Minneapolis that ended in the shooting death of Amir Locke, but were overruled by Minneapolis police, who wanted to carry out a no-knock operation, according to a source.

The Guardian - US

Black man killed by Minneapolis police was not named in no-knock warrant

Amir Locke, 22, was asleep on a couch before being shot dead by officer Mark Hanneman

The Independent UK

‘Deadly consequences’: Ben Crump slams no-knock warrants after fatal police shooting of 22-year-old man

‘The mother in me is furious and sick to my stomach. Amir never had a chance to survive that encounter with police’

The Independent UK

Amir Locke: Minneapolis police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting of Black man on couch holding gun

Police can be seen entering the apartment without knocking

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The Independent UK

Police video shows man shot by officer was on couch, had gun

Body camera footage released by the Minneapolis Police Department shows a Black man who was fatally shot as officers were executing a search warrant was wrapped in a blanket and displayed a handgun as they shouted at him to show his hands and get on the ground

Tribune News Service

Sources: Man shot and killed by Minneapolis police during raid was not target of investigation

MINNEAPOLIS — Amir Locke, a Black man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police during a search warrant operation early Wednesday, was not a target of the investigation that led to the predawn raid, according to multiple sources.

The Independent UK

Activist: Man killed by police didn't live in raided flat

A civil rights attorney says relatives told her a man fatally shot by Minneapolis police executing a search warrant in a homicide investigation did not live in the apartment raided by the SWAT team

Tribune News Service

Dispute between students led to shooting outside Minnesota school, police say

MINNEAPOLIS — Richfield police said a disagreement among students led to the shooting outside a Minneapolis-area school Tuesday that killed one student, seriously wounded another and left a third with minor injuries.

The Independent UK

Minneapolis police: Officer fatally shot man who had a gun

A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a man who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand as officers served a search warrant in a downtown apartment

The Independent UK

No motive revealed in shooting that killed Minnesota student

Authorities say they have not established a motive in a shooting outside a suburban Minneapolis school that left one student dead and an another critically injured

Tribune News Service

Trial of ex-Minneapolis officers in Floyd case postponed by COVID diagnosis

MINNEAPOLIS — The federal civil rights trial against three former Minneapolis police officers was postponed until Monday after one of the officers tested positive for COVID-19.

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