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Who was Amir Locke, 22-year-old shot dead by Minneapolis police

Mother says son’s ‘dreams have been destroyed’ after being ‘executed’ by police

The Independent UK

Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights

The 22-year-old man was shot by a Minneapolis police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on which he was not named.

Reason

2 charged in fatal shooting at suburban Minneapolis school

Two men have been charged in a shooting at a suburban Minneapolis school that left one student dead and another critically injured

The Independent UK

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Amir Locke is the latest young Black man shot to death by Minneapolis cops

Just seconds after bursting through the door to conduct a “no-knock” raid, police opened fire and killed the 22-year-old, who’d been sleeping on a friend’s sofa.

Mic

2 teens charged in fatal shooting outside their Minnesota school

MINNEAPOLIS —Two young men were charged Friday with fatally shooting a fellow student and wounding two others outside their school this week in Richfield.

Tribune News Service

Minneapolis police insisted on 'no knock' warrant that led to Amir Locke's shooting death

MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul police applied for a standard search warrant for the predawn raid in downtown Minneapolis that ended in the shooting death of Amir Locke, but were overruled by Minneapolis police, who wanted to carry out a no-knock operation, according to a source.

Tribune News Service

Black man killed by Minneapolis police was not named in no-knock warrant

Amir Locke, 22, was asleep on a couch before being shot dead by officer Mark Hanneman

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‘Deadly consequences’: Ben Crump slams no-knock warrants after fatal police shooting of 22-year-old man

‘The mother in me is furious and sick to my stomach. Amir never had a chance to survive that encounter with police’

The Independent UK

Amir Locke: Minneapolis police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting of Black man on couch holding gun

Police can be seen entering the apartment without knocking

The Independent UK

Police video shows man shot by officer was on couch, had gun

Body camera footage released by the Minneapolis Police Department shows a Black man who was fatally shot as officers were executing a search warrant was wrapped in a blanket and displayed a handgun as they shouted at him to show his hands and get on the ground

The Independent UK

Sources: Man shot and killed by Minneapolis police during raid was not target of investigation

MINNEAPOLIS — Amir Locke, a Black man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police during a search warrant operation early Wednesday, was not a target of the investigation that led to the predawn raid, according to multiple sources.

Tribune News Service

Activist: Man killed by police didn't live in raided flat

A civil rights attorney says relatives told her a man fatally shot by Minneapolis police executing a search warrant in a homicide investigation did not live in the apartment raided by the SWAT team

The Independent UK

Dispute between students led to shooting outside Minnesota school, police say

MINNEAPOLIS — Richfield police said a disagreement among students led to the shooting outside a Minneapolis-area school Tuesday that killed one student, seriously wounded another and left a third with minor injuries.

Tribune News Service

Minneapolis police: Officer fatally shot man who had a gun

A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a man who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand as officers served a search warrant in a downtown apartment

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No motive revealed in shooting that killed Minnesota student

Authorities say they have not established a motive in a shooting outside a suburban Minneapolis school that left one student dead and an another critically injured

Tribune News Service

Trial of ex-Minneapolis officers in Floyd case postponed by COVID diagnosis

MINNEAPOLIS — The federal civil rights trial against three former Minneapolis police officers was postponed until Monday after one of the officers tested positive for COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Dispute between students led to shooting outside Minnesota school, police say

MINNEAPOLIS — Richfield police said a disagreement between students led to the shooting outside a local school Tuesday that killed one student, seriously wounded another and left a third with minor injuries.

Tribune News Service

Paul Thureen's Minnesota roots are evident in HBO's new series 'Somebody Somewhere'

MINNEAPOLIS — "Somebody Somewhere," the new HBO series that showcases the wildly talented Bridget Everett, is set in the star's hometown of Manhattan, Kansas. But Minnesota played a key role in the sitcom's development.

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The Independent UK

Doctor expected to testify in trial of 3 cops in Floyd death

A medical doctor from out-of-state was expected to be among the government’s next witnesses as testimony continues in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s rights

Tribune News Service

Minnesota COVID-19 cases set new monthly record in January

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota saw more than 275,000 new COVID-19 cases in January, the highest monthly total for the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school

Police in Minnesota say two students were shot, one fatally, outside a suburban Minneapolis school

Tribune News Service

Former Hennepin Sheriff Rich Stanek running for Minnesota governor

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek is running for governor, joining a crowded field of Republican candidates seeking to challenge Gov. Tim Walz this fall.

Tribune News Service

Defense asks medical examiner about outside pressures during George Floyd death investigation

MINNEAPOLIS — On day seven of the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers, Hennepin County Medical Examiner Andrew Baker continued his testimony on factors contributing to George Floyd's death, as a defense attorney raised questions as to whether outside influences may have impacted his analysis.

The Independent UK

Medical examiner on stand at officers' trial in Floyd death

The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd's death a homicide will return to the stand Tuesday at the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights

The Independent UK

State seeks long sentence for cop convicted in Wright death

Prosecutors say the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright should face a sentence above the state's guidelines

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