Police in Minnesota are under fire after serving a no knock warrant and fatally shooting a Black man. Wednesday morning the department’s SWAT team executed a no knock warrant related to a homicide investigation in a downtown Minneapolis apartment.
Reportedly Amir Locke was asleep and was holding a firearm, which his family’s lawyer says was legally owned, when he was shot and killed by the police 9 seconds after they entered.
The 22-year-old ‘s parents claim Locke was “executed” after he was startled from a deep sleep and reached for a legal firearm to protect himself.
America needs to see that Black people can’t even sleep in our apartments, wrapped comfortably in our blankets without the threat of police.
— Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) February 4, 2022
Say this brothers name!!
Amir Locke #AmirLocke pic.twitter.com/vVEz98zhOP
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