Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February
“Amir Locke is a victim,” Ellison and Freeman said."This tragedy may not have occurred absent the no-knock warrant used in this case.authorities said a no-knock warrant was necessary
Locke was killed seconds after the SWAT team entered the apartment where his family said he was staying.shows an officer using a key to unlock the door and enter, followed by at least four officers in uniform and protective vests, time-stamped at about 6:48 a.m.
Ellison and Freeman said the case shows that no-knock warrants are “highly risky" and can pose “significant dangers” to people who aren't engaged in criminal activity. While Locke was not named in the warrant, his 17-year-old cousin, Mekhi Camden Speed, was named and has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in Elder's killing.
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