2022

April

Wednesday the 6th

• No Charges for Minneapolis Cop (Mark Hanneman) in Amir Locke Killing Prosecutors decline to charge Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman for killing Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant.
• No charges filed against police officer (Mark Hanneman) who shot and killed Amir Locke in botched no-knock raid The Minnesota attorney general and Hennepin County attorney will not charge the Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed 22-year-old Amir Locke during a botched no-knock raid in February.“Amir Locke’s life mattered … Amir Locke is a victim,” reads a joint statement released on Wednesday. “Howe...
• Cop (Mark Hanneman) Who Killed Amir Locke in Minneapolis Ducks Charges and Is Back on Duty

February

Tuesday the 8th

• Two of the officers involved in the raid that killed Amir Locke were under investigation for 'Hunting' of BLM protesters

  • LAW ENFORCEMENT
• Amir Locke Killing Draws Thousands Downtown, Presser Disruptions, and Protest Outside Police Chief’s Home Despite below freezing temperatures, community disdain over the killing of Amir Locke has been widely shown to the authorities in a variety of ways.

Sunday the 6th

• Amir Locke shooting: hundreds protest in Minneapolis after police killing of Black man Demonstrators demand unconditional ban on ‘no-knock’ warrants after Locke, 22, was killed during a raid on an apartment this week

Saturday the 5th

• THREAD: A brief look at 4 of the MPD SWAT officers involved in killing #AmirLocke Kyle Mader, Nathan Sundberg, & Kristopher Dauble have past acts of violence against the community while Locke's killer, Mark Hanneman, gave illicit drugs to protesters in 2012.
• SWAT Officers Involved in Locke Killing Have Violent, Checkered Past Several of the Minneapolis Police SWAT officers involved in the killing of Amir Locke on February 2 have violent and checkered pasts.
• The Latino Rifle Association’s official statement on the murder of Amir Locke
• Parents: Amir Locke ‘executed’; mayor halts no-knock entries MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants Friday, two days after a SWAT team entered a downtown apartment and killed Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man who his parents said was “executed” after he was startled from a deep sleep and reached for a legal firearm to protect himself.

Friday the 4th

• Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus issues press release in response to the death of Amir Locke Black men, like all citizens, have a right to keep and bear arms. Black men, like all citizens, have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable search and seizure.
• Legal Gun Owner Amir Locke Was Sleeping Just Before Minneapolis Police Killed Him Bodycam video shows the moment police, acting on a no-knock warrant, startled the sleeping Black man and shot him when he grabbed his firearm.
• The Minnesota Chapter of the Socialist Rifle Association stands in solidarity with the family and community of Amir Locke. This tragedy was completely avoidable. Amir should still be here.
• As #BreonnaTaylor showed us, no-knock warrants have deadly consequences for innocent law-abiding Black people! @MinneapolisPD executed a no-knock warrant yesterday at 6:48am, killing Amir Locke while he was wrapped in a blanket on the couch. Now we demand #JusticeForAmirLocke!!
• Minneapolis police under fire for no-knock warrants after Amir Locke's death
• 2 SWAT team members involved in Jaleel Stallings case were part of Locke raid Two of the officers on a SWAT team that was caught on body camera video firing at citizens without warning from an unmarked cargo van just days after George Floyd’s police killing were involved in the raid that led to Amir Locke’s police killing Wednesday morning.