Mother of Amir Locke, Black man fatally shot by Minneapolis police: "He will get justice"
CBSN
Attorneys for the family of Amir Locke, a Black man who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police this week as they executed a no-knock search warrant, called the death of the 22-year-old an unconscionable mistake on behalf of the city, particularly as Minnesota was one of many states that pledged to reduce or outright ban no-knock warrants after the death of Breonna Taylor in 2021.
"If we've learned anything from Breonna Taylor, it's that we know no-knock warrants have deadly consequences for Black American citizens," attorney Ben Crump said Friday.
Public information documents confirmed that Officer Mark Hanneman fatally shot Locke Wednesday morning, CBS Minneapolis reports, adding that police said a loaded handgun was recovered at the scene. A report released Friday from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office listed Locke's cause of death as homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.
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