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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander and Megan Sheets

Who was Amir Locke, 22-year-old shot dead by Minneapolis police?

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Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Minneapolis police executing a no-knock warrant during a homicide investigation on 2 February.

Body-camera footage showed Locke sleeping on a couch in a downtown apartment while holding a gun when officers entered unannounced. As he was startled awake, authorities said Locke pointed the gun at the officers and was shot by Officer Mark Hanneman seconds later.

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