In a statement released on Wednesday, the Minneapolis Police Department said that the man had a “handgun pointed in the direction of the officers.”ĭuring a news conference on Thursday, Huffman said the county’s attorney will review the facts, in response to a question noting that the video appeared to show that Locke’s gun was pointed toward the floor. They didn’t even give him a chance,” Crump said at the news conference. “They saw a Black man reach for his gun, not knowing anything about Amir, and they shot. “We are going to make sure that we speak loudly for Amir.” “I’m going to fight every day, throughout the day, 365 days, to make sure that Amir Rahkare Locke gets justice for being executed by the MPD,” said Locke’s mother, Karen Locke. A screengrab from the video released by the Minneapolis police. Locke’s parents described their son as a talented musician, beloved member of his community, and law-abiding citizen at news conference on Friday with their lawyer, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who also represented Floyd’s family. Locke was not named in the search warrant, which was issued in relation to a homicide investigation that is being run by the neighbouring Saint Paul Police Department, Minneapolis Police Department interim chief Amelia Huffman said on Thursday. An officer then kicks at the couch where Locke was lying and as Locke turns, an arm comes out from beneath the blanket, showing a gun held in the hand.Īlmost immediately, police fired at least three shots. The video shows police unlocking Locke’s apartment with a key, and officers shouting, “Police, search warrant, get on the ground, get on the fucking ground,” as they entered. Outrage over Floyd’s death sparked a nationwide movement challenging police brutality and bias in the US criminal justice system.
Almost two years ago, George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by a white officer who knelt on his neck for over nine minutes during an arrest.
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