A coalition of mostly Black mothers gathered Monday at City Hall in Minneapolis, where they called for the firing of the police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke, as well as for the firing or resignation of the interim police chief.
Friday that no-knock warrants would not be allowed while the city reviewed its policy. A spokesperson for Frey and for the police department did not immediately return requests for comment about the group's demands.
"So it wasn't just one officer working alone," Armstrong said. "They were working in concert, and they need to be held accountable."Wednesday, Minneapolis police described the handgun as having been "pointed in the direction of officers." However, in the footage it's not clear whether that was the case.was a week away from moving to Dallas
She said her family was hurting and in severe pain and that Locke's parents had raised him to be polite, respectful and responsible. She said Locke had been unfairly painted as a suspect, which she attributed to an "old, racist playbook of yesteryear" and said was in contrast to the truth. The Minneapolis Police Department's SWAT team had been carrying out a warrant for the St. Paul Police Department's homicide unit.and that Locke was not named in the original search warrant. She said it was unclear whether he was connected to the St. Paul police investigation and that both a no-knock and a knock search warrant were obtained for the three locations.
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