AMIR LOCKE

Minnesota

Report: Minneapolis police engaged in pattern of race discrimination

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights also found that Minneapolis police officers used covert social media accounts to monitor Black individuals and organizations, including political figures, for purposes unrelated to criminal activity. Human rights officials launched their investigation on June 1, 2020, just days after police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Minnesota

No charges for Minneapolis officers in shooting death of Amir Locke

A brief body camera excerpt released by the city after the shooting showed officers opening the door of the apartment where the 22-year-old Locke was staying. Officers did not knock before entering. Seconds later, Locke is seen stirring from underneath a blanket and holding a handgun just before he was shot.

April 06, 2022 10:26 AM

Minnesota

Minnesota House panel advances bill to limit no-knock warrants

No-knock warrants have been under increased scrutiny since the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke earlier this month in Minneapolis.

February 17, 2022 04:53 PM

Minnesota

Amir Locke's family urges federal, state ban on 'no-knock' search warrants

During a news conference at the Minnesota Capitol, families affected by police violence called on lawmakers to pass a bill to end unannounced police searches.

February 10, 2022 04:27 PM

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Minnesota

Minnesota Senate to consider $1 million pro-police marketing campaign

A Senate committee on Thursday advanced the bill on party lines, advancing it to the Senate floor for a vote.

February 10, 2022 11:00 AM

By Dana Ferguson

Locke family speaking about no-knock warrants

Minnesota

Amir Locke's family, Minnesota Democrats push restrictions to no-knock warrants

Less than a week after Locke's shooting at the hands of Minneapolis police, lawmakers called for limiting instances when unannounced search warrants would be granted.

February 08, 2022 02:18 PM

By Dana Ferguson

Amir Locke, 22, holds a gun as he unfolds a blanket before being shot and killed by Minneapolis police's SWAT team, in Minneapolis

Minnesota

DFL bill seeks to limit the wait times for families to view body cam footage

While police reform activists testifying Friday, Feb. 4, at the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee expressed overall support for the DFL’s public safety bill, they told representatives that a week is too long of a wait for grieving families.

February 04, 2022 05:26 PM

By Alex Derosier

Minnesota

Gov. Tim Walz activates National Guard to aid trial security, possible protest response

The governor on Friday announced that the move came in response to a request from the City of St. Paul. The order would also allow National Guard members to assist police in Minneapolis following the shooting of Amir Locke.

February 04, 2022 03:54 PM

By Dana Ferguson

National

Minneapolis police releases video of SWAT team shooting dead armed Black man

The incident will inevitably stoke memories of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was killed in the same city almost two years ago by a white officer who knelt on his neck for over nine minutes during an arrest.

February 04, 2022 07:05 AM

By Shubham Kalia and Shivani Tanna / Reuters