Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Amir Locke during chaotic pre-dawn execution of a controversial 'no-knock' search warrant will not be charged. Locke did not live in the home being searched, and was not a suspect in the case. Previous story:
The Minneapolis mayor imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants Friday, two days after a SWAT team entered an 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.The Associated PressAndre Locke and Karen Wells, parents of Amir Locke, address the media in Minneapolis on Friday.
Mayor Jacob Frey said while the moratorium is in place, he and police leadership will review and revise department policy with the help of two experts who helped shape Breonna's Law, the ban on no-knock warrants that was imposed in Louisville, Ky., following the death of Breonna Taylor in a botched raid at her home in 2020.
Locke's parents, Andre Locke and Karen Wells, described him Friday as respectful, including to police, and said some of their relatives work in law enforcement. Wells said the couple coached their son on how to act and do "what they needed to do whenever they encountered police officers" because of the danger to "unarmed Black males."Police investigate following the shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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