Large Crowds Protest Police Killing of Amir Locke in Minneapolis

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3 年前

Crowds of protesters marched through downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, February 5, following the fatal police shooting of a black man, Amir Locke, on Wednesday.

Police officers fatally shot Locke while carrying out a search warrant at an apartment early on the morning of February 2, bodycam footage released by the City of Minneapolis shows.

Minneapolis Police Department said a SWAT team gained entry to an apartment on Marquette Avenue South, and after around nine seconds encountered a man “with a handgun pointed in the direction of the officers."

The public information report details that an officer then “fired his duty weapon,” striking 22-year-old Amir Locke. Police said officers provided emergency aid before Locke was brought to hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

On Friday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a moratorium on both the request and execution of no-knock warrants in the City of Minneapolis.

Footage by Mike Griffin shows hundreds of protesters marching in Minneapolis. Credit: Mike Griffin via Storyful