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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gustaf Kilander

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

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Karen Wells, the mother of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police, has hired lawyer Ben Crump, who also represented the family of George Floyd.

Police used a no-knock warrant during a homicide investigation when they entered the apartment where Mr Locke, who was holding a gun, was killed at 6.48am on Wednesday.

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