Amir Locke, killed by Minneapolis cop, wanted music career

Amir Locke, killed by Minneapolis cop, wanted music career

before he was fatal shot by a Minneapolis police officer, Amir Locke had been making plans. The 22-year-old Black man had filed paperwork to start a music business, his mother said, and had already designed a logo. Next week, he planned to move to Dallas, where he would be closer to his mom and — … Read more

Video shows Minneapolis cop fatally shoot Amir Locke in raid

Video shows Minneapolis cop fatally shoot Amir Locke in raid

Dramatic body cam video captured the moment a Minneapolis police SWAT team member fatally shot a 22-year-old armed black man during a no-knock-warrant raid on his apartment. In the clip released by police Thursday, cops are seen turning a key to Amir Locke’s seventh-floor apartment on South Marquette Avenue at 6:48 am Wednesday to serve … Read more