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Coverage dated February 3, 2022

Black man shot to death by Minneapolis police wasn't named in warrants

Headline from CBS News

Authorities identified him as Amir Locke, 22. Body cam video shows him wrapped in a blanket on a couch, then displaying a handgun when officers entered.

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  1. CBS News

    Black man shot to death by Minneapolis police wasn't named in warrants (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Authorities identified him as Amir Locke, 22. Body cam video shows him wrapped in a blanket on a couch, then displaying a handgun when officers entered.

  2. Forbes

    Amir Locke: Here’s What We Know About His Fatal Shooting By Minneapolis Police (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Locke was not named in the warrant that was the source of what appears to have been a no-knock police raid, Minneapolis police said.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    Minneapolis police killed Amir Locke while serving a no-knock warrant (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Police are investigating the shooting of Amir Locke by officers executing a no-knock warrant. Video showed him lying on the couch and holding a gun seconds after a SWAT team entered the apartment.

  4. Newsweek

    Death of Amir Locke, Black man shot by Minneapolis police, raises questions (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The statement said the police officers had recovered a handgun from Locke, which was pointed towards the officers.

  5. The Guardian

    Black man killed by Minneapolis police was not named in no-knock warrant (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

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

  6. Fox News

    Amir Locke shooting: Minneapolis police release bodycam footage showing officer opening fire (opens Fox News)

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    Minneapolis has released bodycam footage showing the moment Amir Locke, an armed 22-year-old Black man, was shot by a SWAT team executing a search warrant in a homicide investigation.

  7. Newsweek

    Officer who shot Amir Locke had 4 complaints on record since 2015 hiring (opens Newsweek)

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    Some activists are accusing Minneapolis police of a coverup, while a police official said the officer who shot Locke was in a "difficult position."

  8. Al Jazeera

    Minneapolis police ‘executed’ Amir Locke, parents say (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Black man stokes memories of George Floyd’s 2020 killing by police in same US city.

  9. Newsweek

    Police body cam footage shows how Amir Locke shooting happened (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "The tragic killing of Amir Locke shows a pattern of no-knock warrants having deadly consequences for Black Americans," said attorney Ben Crump.

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