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 that is getting national attention and sparking outrage in communities across the state after the release of police bodycam video. The shooting that left 22-year-old Amir Locke dead after a group of Minneapolis police SWAT officers entered the apartment he was sleeping in, early Wednesday morning, has rattled Minnesotans. 

Interim Minneapolis police Chief Amelia Huffman said officers were executing a search warrant at the request of St. Paul police who are investigating a homicide case. But Locke, who was shot and killed by officers nine seconds after they entered the apartment, was not named in the search warrant and it’s not clear if he figures into the St Paul case. 

 Locke can be seen on a couch, wrapped in a blanket and then holding a gun as he starts to move.

Man under blanket, holding gun before Minneapolis cop shoots

The fatal shooting is renewing the debate about the dangers of so-called “no-knock warrants” and upsetting people who already feel traumatized by the events of the last few years.

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The Minneapolis police killed a young Black man, Amir Locke, while executing a no-knock search warrant on Wednesday. We get reaction from Minnesotans after the release of the bodycam footage. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - A group of Minneapolis Police SWAT officers entered an apartment and fatally shot 22 year old Amir Locke this week. On Thursday night, Minneapolis police released body camera footage showing the shooting inside a downtown Minneapolis apartment building. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the fatal shooting and the renewed debate about the danger of so-called “no-knock warrants” and the trauma that many people are saying they are experiencing once again. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - Minnesotans react to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police

A screen capture of a police body camera video.

Minnesotans react to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police

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