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Amir Locke was a 22-year-old Black man. He did not have a criminal record in the state of Minnesota.<ref name="Locke-Background" />
Amir Locke was a 22-year-old Black man. He did not have a criminal record in the state of Minnesota.<ref name="Locke-Background" />


Mark Hanneman had been a police officer in Minneapolis since 2015. He is a member of the [[Minneapolis Police Department]] [[SWAT]] team.<ref name="hanneman-background">{{cite news|last1=Cleary|first1=Tom|date=February 4, 2022|title=Mark Hanneman, Minneapolis Police Officer: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|work=Heavy.com|url=https://heavy.com/news/mark-hanneman/|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> According to personnel records released by the department, Hanneman had three past complaints, all closed without disciplinary action.<ref name="Senter 2022" /><ref name="Karnowski Feb 4" /> The Communities United Against Police Brutality website lists an open complaint against Hanneman that was filed in 2018.<ref name="Karnowski Feb 4" /> Prior to working with the police department, Hanneman was employed as a police officer in [[Hutchinson, Minnesota]], starting in 2010.<ref name="hanneman-background" />
Mark Hanneman had been a police officer in Minneapolis since 2015. He is a member of the [[Minneapolis Police Department]] [[SWAT]] team.<ref name="hanneman-background">{{cite news|last1=Cleary|first1=Tom|date=February 4, 2022|title=Mark Hanneman, Minneapolis Police Officer: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|work=Heavy.com|url=https://heavy.com/news/mark-hanneman/|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref> According to personnel records released by the department, Hanneman had three past complaints, all closed without disciplinary action.<ref name="Senter 2022" /><ref name="Karnowski Feb 4" /> Prior to working with the police department, Hanneman was employed as a police officer in [[Hutchinson, Minnesota]], starting in 2010.<ref name="hanneman-background" />


==Event==
==Event==

Revision as of 22:32, 6 February 2022

Killing of Amir Locke
Part of 2020–2022 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest
File:Amir Locke Handgun Still-Frame.png
A still frame from police body camera footage of the killing of Amir Locke, showing the handgun held by Locke.
Map
Shooting location in Minneapolis.
DateFebruary 2, 2022 (2022-02-02)
Timec. 6:48 am (CST)
VenueBolero Flats Apartment Homes
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates44°58′18″N 93°16′28″W / 44.971746°N 93.274366°W / 44.971746; -93.274366
TypeNo-knock warrant
CauseSaint Paul Police Department homicide investigation
Filmed byPolice body camera
ParticipantsAmir Locke
Mark Hanneman
Other police officers
Outcome1 fatality
DeathsAmir Locke
InquiriesUnder review by state and county authorities
FootageMinneapolis incident page

Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on February 2, 2022, by the Minneapolis Police Department, in the U.S. city of Minneapolis. A police SWAT officer shot Locke inside a resident unit of an apartment building while executing a no-knock warrant during a homicide investigation.[1]

The conduct of the police officers, and justification for the shooting, are under review by the office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the Hennepin County attorney's office, as well as the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants on February 4, 2022.

Persons involved

Amir Locke was a 22-year-old Black man. He did not have a criminal record in the state of Minnesota.[2]

Mark Hanneman had been a police officer in Minneapolis since 2015. He is a member of the Minneapolis Police Department SWAT team.[3] According to personnel records released by the department, Hanneman had three past complaints, all closed without disciplinary action.[4][5] Prior to working with the police department, Hanneman was employed as a police officer in Hutchinson, Minnesota, starting in 2010.[3]

Event

At about 7:00 a.m. on February 2, 2022, police officers unlocked and opened the door to an apartment in downtown Minneapolis pursuant to a no-knock warrant.[6] Police body camera footage reviewed by reporters "showed several officers quickly rushing into the apartment at the same time they announced their presence", according to The Washington Post, while interim Minneapolis police chief Amelia Huffman initially stated officers "loudly and repeatedly announced police search warrant before crossing the threshold into the apartment" and then later encouraged people to "make their own assessment" of the footage.[6]

Police body camera footage shows Locke was lying on a couch while wrapped in a blanket.[5][7][8][9][10] An officer kicked the couch.[4] Locke sat up and turned toward the officers while holding a gun.[7] He was then shot twice in the chest and once in the wrist by Hanneman.[7][11] The shooting occurred at approximately 6:48 a.m., nine seconds after police entered the apartment.[11]

Locke was treated at the scene and transported to Hennepin Healthcare, where emergency medics determined that Locke did not have a pulse, pronouncing him dead at 7:01 a.m.[11]

A man listed on the search warrant, who court records show was living in the apartment, had threatened officers during a 2018 arrest.[12]

An autopsy report by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, which was released on February 4, ruled the manner of Locke's death to be a homicide due to the gunshot wounds sustained during the February 2 incident.[13]

Reaction

Civil rights activists speak about the killing of Amir Locke, February 2, 2022

Officials

Interim Minneapolis police chief Amelia Huffman stated that both a knock and no-knock warrant were obtained as part of a St. Paul Police Department homicide investigation so that the SWAT team could make its best assessment.[14] Several suspects were named in the investigation, though Locke was not named in the original warrant.[14] Huffman said it was "unclear" if Locke was connected to the St. Paul investigation.[14] A spokesperson for the police department refused to comment due to the ongoing nature of the homicide investigation.[5] Body camera footage was released to the public[15] after Representative Ilhan Omar and members of the Minnesota House of Representatives called for the immediate release of the footage.[16]

Based on the footage, Huffman stated that "the officer had to make a split-second decision to assess the circumstances" and to determine an appropriate course of action to protect himself and other officers.[5][17] Huffman also stated, "Ultimately, that decision of whether that threshold was met will be examined by the county attorney’s office that reviews this case."[6]

Attorney general of Minnesota Keith Ellison announced his office will work with the Hennepin County attorney's office in its review, and stated, "Amir Locke's life mattered."[16] After the shooting, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension opened an investigation and Hanneman was placed on paid administrative leave.[18][5]

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants on February 4, 2022.[19][16] Racial justice activist DeRay Mckesson and professor of police studies Peter Kraska of Eastern Kentucky University will work with the city to review possible changes to the no-knock warrant policy during the moratorium.[4][20][5]

Community and family

On February 2, activists held a vigil and asked police and city leaders for more information, including who authorized the SWAT team.[21] On February 4, during a press conference by Interim Chief Amelia Huffman and Mayor Jacob Frey, reporters and community members challenged Huffman about her initial description of the body camera footage after the footage was released, including civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong.[7][5][6]

The parents of Amir Locke said the death was an "execution",[19] and their son did not live at the apartment.[22] They said Amir had a permit to lawfully carry a firearm and had purchased one for protection while working for DoorDash.[2] The family said Amir—who was planning to "build a career as a hip-hop artist"—was "a deep sleeper" and may have been startled and "grabbed for his gun".[23] Locke's family hired Minnesota attorney Jeff Storms and civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci for legal counsel.[24]

On February 5, hundreds of people in Minneapolis protested Locke's death.[25][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Amir Locke Fatal Shooting By MPD: What We Know (And Don't Know) So Far". WCCO. February 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Minneapolis police killed Amir Locke while serving a no-knock warrant". NPR.org. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cleary, Tom (February 4, 2022). "Mark Hanneman, Minneapolis Police Officer: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Senter, Jay; Kasakove, Sophie; Olmos, Sergio (February 5, 2022). "'We Need Something Different': Protesters March in Minneapolis After Police Killing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Karnowski, Steve; Forliti, Amy (February 4, 2022). "Parents: Amir Locke 'executed'; mayor halts no-knock entries". AP News. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Bailey, Holly (February 5, 2022). "Parents of Amir Locke say he was 'executed' by Minneapolis police during no-knock raid". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Amir Locke Shooting: Minneapolis Releases Body Cam Footage Of Deadly Police Encounter". WCCO-TV. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Winter, Deena (February 2, 2022). "Minneapolis police officer shoots and kills man in early morning raid". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Jany, Libor (February 3, 2022). "Sources: Man shot and killed by Minneapolis police during raid was not target of investigation". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  10. ^ Jimenez, Omar (February 4, 2022). "Body camera video shows Minneapolis officers shooting Black man during no-knock warrant. Attorneys say he wasn't the target". CNN. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Amir Locke Fatal Shooting By MPD: What We Know (And Don't Know) So Far". February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Amir Locke shooting: Records show another man living in apartment previously threatened officers". Fox 9. February 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "Medical Examiner: Amir Locke Died Of Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Manner Of Death A Homicide". [WCCO-TV]]. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Amir Locke Shooting: Minneapolis Releases Body Cam Footage Of Deadly Police Encounter". WCCO-TV. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "Amir Locke Shooting: Minneapolis Releases Body Cam Footage Of Deadly Police Encounter". WCCO-TV. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  16. ^ a b c Jiménez, Jesus; Holpuch, Amanda (February 3, 2022). "Minneapolis Suspends No-Knock Warrants After Police Killing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  17. ^ "Sources: Minneapolis Police Would Not Serve Search Warrant Unless It Was 'No-Knock'". February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  18. ^ Chappell, Bill (February 4, 2022). "Minneapolis police kill a Black man while executing a no-knock warrant". NPR. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  19. ^ a b News, A. B. C. "Parents: Amir Locke 'executed'; mayor halts no-knock entries". ABC News. Retrieved February 5, 2022. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  20. ^ Bellware, Kim (February 6, 2022). "Minneapolis suspends use of no-knock warrants as scrutiny of contentious police tactic mounts". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  21. ^ Jany, Libor; Simons, Abby (February 2, 2022). "Interim chief: Man shot, killed by Minneapolis police during search was armed". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  22. ^ FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY (February 4, 2022). "Police video shows man shot by officer was on couch, had gun". mySA. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  23. ^ Burnett, Sara (February 6, 2022). "Amir Locke, killed by Minneapolis cop, wanted music career". Miami Herald.
  24. ^ "Attorneys, parents of Amir Locke call for justice following release of bodycam video in his death". KSTP.com Eyewitness News. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  25. ^ "Hundreds in Minneapolis protest police killing of Black man in raid". Reuters. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

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