Fatal police shooting of Amir Locke in no-knock raid in Minnesota

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Minneapolis police have released body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Black man earlier this week during a no-knock warrant, a case that has raised tensions in the city and renewed scrutiny upon local law enforcement.

Amir Locke was fatally shot by a SWAT team officer with the Minneapolis Police Department as they carried out a warrant at 6:48 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Marquette Ave South, police said.

The warrant was related to a homicide investigation out of St. Paul, Minnesota, according to police.

“Mr. Locke was not named in the original search warrant and so at this point it is unclear if or how he is connected to St. Paul’s investigation," Minneapolis Police Department Interim Chief Amelia Huffman said in a news conference Thursday.

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Minneapolis police release body camera footage of fatal shooting of Black man, 22, during no-knock warrant

Amir Locke was fatally shot by a SWAT team officer during an early morning no-knock raid Wednesday. Police said he was shot after officers saw he had a gun in his hand.
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daisy7 said:
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Minneapolis police have released body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Black man earlier this week during a no-knock warrant, a case that has raised tensions in the city and renewed scrutiny upon local law enforcement.

Amir Locke was fatally shot by a SWAT team officer with the Minneapolis Police Department as they carried out a warrant at 6:48 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Marquette Ave South, police said.

The warrant was related to a homicide investigation out of St. Paul, Minnesota, according to police.

“Mr. Locke was not named in the original search warrant and so at this point it is unclear if or how he is connected to St. Paul’s investigation," Minneapolis Police Department Interim Chief Amelia Huffman said in a news conference Thursday.

www.nbcnews.com

Minneapolis police release body camera footage of fatal shooting of Black man, 22, during no-knock warrant

Amir Locke was fatally shot by a SWAT team officer during an early morning no-knock raid Wednesday. Police said he was shot after officers saw he had a gun in his hand.
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Minneapolis AGAIN?? Good Lord.
 
Well, I quickly read at two of the links and watched one video. There is a lot missing here. I can see both sides thus far. I don't see how yet he relates to the warrant and if the warrant was for his place and why. So long as they have the correct address the warrant was issued for and the one given to get the warrant was correct, I assume they had a reason for being there. Then that would make me wonder was he just a visitor, did he live there, why was he there or was he a suspect in this homicide investigation?
 
Do the parents know more than we do? I mean if this was a mistake, if the cops were looking for him, etc.? I get grief and calling for justice but I don't see yet any reason here until it is known if he should have been there or if the cops should have been there. It seems like a pretty rapid jump to go calling for firing and more if they don't know some of these answers. I haven't seen such answers.
 
I’m going to wait until we have more details before I form an opinion, but I still have to wonder why they have these no knock warrants? I’ve never heard of them until recently. I guess they’ve been around forever? I don’t know. They don’t sound like a good idea in my book.
 
Kimster said:
I’m going to wait until we have more details before I form an opinion, but I still have to wonder why they have these no knock warrants? I’ve never heard of them until recently. I guess they’ve been around forever? I don’t know. They don’t sound like a good idea in my book.
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No knock warrants should be safer. The element of surprise ideally keeps bullets from flying out the doors, the neighbors safe, criminals from fleeing, etc.

I've never really looked up overall stats. But we all know they can and do go wrong.
 
RoundPeg said:
No knock warrants should be safer. The element of surprise ideally keeps bullets from flying out the doors, the neighbors safe, criminals from fleeing, etc.

I've never really looked up overall stats. But we all know they can and do go wrong.
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Thanks for weighing in! I didn’t think of it that way. It’ll be interesting to see what the reasoning was in this case. One thing I have learned, I’m not jumping to any conclusions this early in the reporting.
 
daisy7 said:
It was his residence, but his name wasn't on the warrant.
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I just caught this. Missed it the first time. So it WAS his residence? So if no mistakes, they had a signed warrant for his place and it related to the homicide investigation...

I'm not saying we can be sure this is a fact yet but just feeling things out so far.

I don't have an opinion yet either, nor do several family members here, we can all see both sides and it will depend on further information...
 
RoundPeg said:
No knock warrants should be safer. The element of surprise ideally keeps bullets from flying out the doors, the neighbors safe, criminals from fleeing, etc.

I've never really looked up overall stats. But we all know they can and do go wrong.
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I don't think the answer is not to have them either. Criminals flush drugs in seconds, grab a child as a hostage and in self protection (often their own) and a gun when cops announce first. You are right, no knocks often keep all safer, even children, not less so. I don't know what the answer is but we don't even know in this case if anything was done wrong. The man was it seems sleeping with a gun, did he always? Did he worry or know cops might come looking? I'm not saying he is not an innocent, just that we just don't know yet...

It does seem clear cops were pointed at and cops shot in self defense. The rest of it remains to be seen as to whys, the warrant, who he was and why they were there...
 
I'm also not real impressed with the public outcry of people that aren't taking a wait and see as we are here. Just instantly calling for "heads", jobs, charges and change.
 
I'm talking the public, the mayor and such, not the parents, just to clarify. The parents it is easier to at least understand, they lost a son and they have their own loss to deal with but I do hope they know more to be calling for such as well.
 
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Does anyone know if he lived in a high crime area? No opinions either, but this begs the question why he was sleeping with a gun.
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I wonder the same. Did he always sleep with it. I haven't seen an address but I haven't taken time to look in depth and have to run start some sauce. Be back hopefully for a few minutes here and there.
 
Kimster said:
I’m going to wait until we have more details before I form an opinion, but I still have to wonder why they have these no knock warrants? I’ve never heard of them until recently. I guess they’ve been around forever? I don’t know. They don’t sound like a good idea in my book.
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Last quick post. They've always had them I'd say or for a long time. You will see them in old true crime even. I think we don't generally hear about them as they don't normally go wrong. Most go fine. They also don't issue them easily or for just anything imo. Often drugs, cases with an undercover informant seems to be sometimes, or a ring they have been after for some time... Gangs maybe... Don't take my word for it but just some of the things I seem to see them in in old cases...
 
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