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Minneapolis Mayor [[Jacob Frey]] imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants on February 4.<ref name="mayor-and-parents">{{cite news|last1=News|first1=A. B. C.|title=Parents: Amir Locke 'executed'; mayor halts no-knock entries|language=en|work=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/minnesota-ag-join-investigation-fatal-police-shooting-82672750|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Jiménez 2022"/> 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.<ref name="Senter 2022" /><ref name="Bellware 2022">{{cite news |last1=Bellware |first1=Kim |title=Minneapolis suspends use of no-knock warrants as scrutiny of contentious police tactic mounts |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/05/no-knock-warrants-amir-locke/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 6, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Karnowski Feb 4" /> On February 7, the [[Minneapolis City Council]] Policy & Government Oversight Committee began discussion about no-knock warrants.<ref name="Mahamud 2022">{{cite news |last1=Mahamud |first1=Faiza |title=Minneapolis council revives talk of replacing police department, banning no-knock warrants |url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-council-revives-talk-of-replacing-police-department-banning-no-knock-warrants/600144178/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> Minnesota legislators also plan to consider a ban on most no-knock warrants, and Governor [[Tim Walz]] has indicated he will sign the legislation.<ref name="Montemayor 2-7-22">{{cite news |last1=Montemayor |first1=Stephen |title=Amir Locke's killing prompts new scrutiny of state's no-knock warrant laws |url=https://www.startribune.com/amir-lockes-killing-prompts-new-scrutiny-of-states-no-knock-warrant-laws/600144103/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 7, 2022}}</ref>
Minneapolis Mayor [[Jacob Frey]] imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants on February 4.<ref name="mayor-and-parents">{{cite news|last1=News|first1=A. B. C.|title=Parents: Amir Locke 'executed'; mayor halts no-knock entries|language=en|work=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/minnesota-ag-join-investigation-fatal-police-shooting-82672750|access-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Jiménez 2022"/> 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.<ref name="Senter 2022" /><ref name="Bellware 2022">{{cite news |last1=Bellware |first1=Kim |title=Minneapolis suspends use of no-knock warrants as scrutiny of contentious police tactic mounts |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/05/no-knock-warrants-amir-locke/ |access-date=6 February 2022 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 6, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Karnowski Feb 4" /> On February 7, the [[Minneapolis City Council]] Policy & Government Oversight Committee began discussion about no-knock warrants.<ref name="Mahamud 2022">{{cite news |last1=Mahamud |first1=Faiza |title=Minneapolis council revives talk of replacing police department, banning no-knock warrants |url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-council-revives-talk-of-replacing-police-department-banning-no-knock-warrants/600144178/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> Minnesota legislators also plan to consider a ban on most no-knock warrants, and Governor [[Tim Walz]] has indicated he will sign the legislation.<ref name="Montemayor 2-7-22">{{cite news |last1=Montemayor |first1=Stephen |title=Amir Locke's killing prompts new scrutiny of state's no-knock warrant laws |url=https://www.startribune.com/amir-lockes-killing-prompts-new-scrutiny-of-states-no-knock-warrant-laws/600144103/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 7, 2022}}</ref>


Minnesota Representative [[Esther Agbaje]] was at home when Locke was shot in her apartment building, and told the ''[[Star Tribune]]'', "We need to continue to have a serious conversation about what does policing look like in this city, so it's safe — not only for the police officers but also for the people who live here."<ref name="Brooks 2022">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Jennifer |title=Brooks: For lawmaker, a shooting by police hits home |url=https://www.startribune.com/jennifer-brooks-a-police-shooting-hits-home-for-minnesota-lawmaker-esther-agbaje/600142427/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 2, 2022}}</ref> Minnesota House Majority Leader [[Ryan Winkler]] said, "Minnesotans deserve a thorough and impartial investigation into the events that led to Mr. Locke's death, including the Minneapolis Police Department sharing inaccurate information in the immediate aftermath."<ref name="ST 02-4-2022">{{cite news |title=Amir Locke's death elicits outrage among officials, activists |url=https://www.startribune.com/public-officials-react-to-amir-lockes-killing/600143232/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 4, 2022}}</ref>
Minnesota Representative [[Esther Agbaje]] said, "We need to continue to have a serious conversation about what does policing look like in this city, so it's safe — not only for the police officers but also for the people who live here."<ref name="Brooks 2022">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Jennifer |title=Brooks: For lawmaker, a shooting by police hits home |url=https://www.startribune.com/jennifer-brooks-a-police-shooting-hits-home-for-minnesota-lawmaker-esther-agbaje/600142427/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 2, 2022}}</ref> Minnesota House Majority Leader [[Ryan Winkler]] said, "Minnesotans deserve a thorough and impartial investigation into the events that led to Mr. Locke's death, including the Minneapolis Police Department sharing inaccurate information in the immediate aftermath."<ref name="ST 02-4-2022">{{cite news |title=Amir Locke's death elicits outrage among officials, activists |url=https://www.startribune.com/public-officials-react-to-amir-lockes-killing/600143232/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 4, 2022}}</ref>


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=== Community and family ===

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Killing of Amir Locke
Part of 2020–2022 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest
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, police shooting
CauseSaint Paul Police Department homicide investigation
Filmed byPolice body camera
ParticipantsAmir Locke (fatality)
Mark Hanneman (shooter)
Other police officers
DeathsAmir Locke
InquiriesUnder review by state and county authorities
FootageMinneapolis incident page

Amir Locke, a 22-year-old American Black man, was fatally shot on February 2, 2022, by a SWAT officer of the Minneapolis Police Department inside an apartment in Minneapolis, Minnesota while police were executing a no-knock warrant during a homicide investigation.

The shooting is under review by the office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, the Hennepin County attorney's office, and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants on February 4.

Persons involved

Amir Locke was a 22-year-old Black man. He was born in Maplewood, Minnesota, and raised in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul suburbs.[1] According to his mother, he was starting a music career as a hip-hop artist and planned to move to Dallas the following week.[1] According to his family, he had a gun license and a concealed carry permit,[1] and had a gun for protection due to his work for DoorDash.[2] He did not have a criminal record in Minnesota.[2]

Mark Hanneman has been a police officer in Minneapolis since 2015. He is a member of the Minneapolis Police Department's 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

During a homicide investigation, St. Paul police applied for a warrant to search an apartment of a relative of Amir Locke, and then applied for a no-knock warrant at the insistence of the Minneapolis police department.[6] Locke was not a target of the investigation.[6] A man listed on the search warrant who lives in the apartment had allegedly threatened and allegedly attempted to assault officers during a 2018 arrest,[7][8] and there had been "a list of calls to that apartment" since July 2021 to investigate threats, disturbances, narcotic activity, and domestic abuse.[8]

At about 6:48 a.m.[9] on February 2, 2022, police unlocked and opened the door to the apartment.[10] Police body camera footage reviewed by reporters "showed several officers quickly rushing into the apartment at the same time",[10] several yelling "Police! Search warrant!", one officer yelling "Hands, hands!", and another yelling "Get on the ground!"[11] Locke was lying on a couch wrapped in a blanket,[5][12][13][14][15] and an officer kicked the couch.[6][4] Locke then sat up and turned toward the officers while holding a gun,[12] and in a still image released by police, his trigger finger is along the barrel of the gun.[5] He was then shot twice in the chest and once in the wrist by Hanneman.[12][9] The encounter took less than 10 seconds.[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.[9]

An autopsy report by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner released on February 4 classified the manner of Locke's death to be homicide due to the gunshot wounds he sustained.[16]

Reaction

Officials

On February 3, Minneapolis interim police chief Amelia Huffman said both a knock and no-knock warrant were obtained as part of a St. Paul Police Department homicide investigation so the SWAT team could make its best assessment, and that it was "unclear" if Locke was connected to the St. Paul investigation.[12] 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[12] after Representative Ilhan Omar and members of the Minnesota House of Representatives called for the immediate release of the footage.[11]

Based on a still shot from the body cam footage, Huffman stated "That's the moment when the officer had to make a split-second decision to assess [...] an articulable threat, that the threat was of imminent harm, great bodily harm or death, and that he needed to take 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."[10]

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison stated "Amir Locke's life mattered", and announced his office will work with the Hennepin County attorney's office in its review.[11] 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.[19][11] 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] On February 7, the Minneapolis City Council Policy & Government Oversight Committee began discussion about no-knock warrants.[21] Minnesota legislators also plan to consider a ban on most no-knock warrants, and Governor Tim Walz has indicated he will sign the legislation.[22]

Minnesota Representative Esther Agbaje said, "We need to continue to have a serious conversation about what does policing look like in this city, so it's safe — not only for the police officers but also for the people who live here."[23] Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler said, "Minnesotans deserve a thorough and impartial investigation into the events that led to Mr. Locke's death, including the Minneapolis Police Department sharing inaccurate information in the immediate aftermath."[24]

Community and family

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

On February 2, activists held a vigil and asked police and city leaders for more information, including who authorized the SWAT team.[25] On February 4, during a press conference by Interim Chief Amelia Huffman and Mayor Jacob Frey after the body camera footage was released, reporters and community members, including civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, challenged Huffman about her initial description of the body camera footage.[12][5][10] Huffman had 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" after the footage was released.[10]

The parents of Amir Locke said the death was an "execution",[19] and their son did not live at the apartment.[26] The family said Amir was "a deep sleeper" and may have been startled and "grabbed for his gun".[1] Locke's family hired Minnesota attorney Jeff Storms and civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci for legal counsel.[27]

On the evening of February 4, protesters in cars began honking outside City Hall and then moved through downtown towards where the shooting occured, until about 8:00 p.m.[6] On February 5, hundreds of people in Minneapolis protested Locke's death.[28][4] On February 6, protesters gathered outside Huffman's home in the Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood of Minneapolis to demand her resignation.[29]

On February 7, the Minneapolis NAACP called for a moratorium on no-knock warrants throughout the state, "pending a determination by the Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Board as to whether the no-knock procedure is an appropriate use of police power."[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Burnett, Sara (February 6, 2022). "Amir Locke, killed by Minneapolis cop, wanted music career". Miami Herald. Associated Press.
  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 h 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 Sawyer, Liz; Jany, Libor; Walsh, Paul (February 5, 2022). "Minneapolis police insisted on 'no knock' warrant that led to Amir Locke's shooting death; city announces moratorium". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Amir Locke shooting: Records show another man living in apartment previously threatened officers". Fox 9. February 9, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Amir Locke Killing: Police Still Searching For Homicide Suspect In Case That Led To Fatal Raid". MSN. February 7, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Amir Locke Fatal Shooting By MPD: What We Know (And Don't Know) So Far". CBS4. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d e 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.
  11. ^ a b c d e Jiménez, Jesus; Holpuch, Amanda (February 3, 2022). "Minneapolis Suspends No-Knock Warrants After Police Killing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Amir Locke Shooting: Minneapolis Releases Body Cam Footage Of Deadly Police Encounter". WCCO-TV. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  13. ^ Winter, Deena (February 2, 2022). "Minneapolis police officer shoots and kills man in early morning raid". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Medical Examiner: Amir Locke Died Of Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Manner Of Death A Homicide". [WCCO-TV]]. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 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. ^ Mahamud, Faiza (February 7, 2022). "Minneapolis council revives talk of replacing police department, banning no-knock warrants". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  22. ^ a b Montemayor, Stephen (February 7, 2022). "Amir Locke's killing prompts new scrutiny of state's no-knock warrant laws". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  23. ^ Brooks, Jennifer (February 2, 2022). "Brooks: For lawmaker, a shooting by police hits home". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  24. ^ "Amir Locke's death elicits outrage among officials, activists". Star Tribune. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Forliti, Amy; Karnowski, Steve (February 4, 2022). "Police video shows man shot by officer was on couch, had gun". mySA. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  27. ^ "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.
  28. ^ "Hundreds in Minneapolis protest police killing of Black man in raid". Reuters. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  29. ^ Saint Louis, Christina (February 6, 2022). "Activists gather outside interim Minneapolis chief's home to protest death of Amir Locke". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

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