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February 18, 2022

Family and Friends Mourn Amir Locke, Black Man Killed in Minneapolis Police No-Knock Raid
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In Minneapolis, mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of Amir
Locke, a 22-year old Black man who was fatally shot by police officers
executing a no-knock warrant on February 2. Body-camera video of the
incident shows Locke appeared to be asleep on a couch and wrapped in a
blanket when a SWAT team entered the apartment. White police officer
Mark Hanneman shot Locke three times - opening fire less than nine
seconds into the raid. On Thursday, the Rev. Al Sharpton delivered
Locke's eulogy, saying, "Amir was not guilty of anything but being young
and Black in America." His aunt, Linda Tyler, also spoke.

Linda Tyler: "We don't want to continue to hear about being a police
officer is a difficult job. You have to make split decisions. You fear
for your life. You're not drafted into the police department; you chose
that profession. And if you think being a police officer is a difficult
profession, try to be a Black man!"



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