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Protesters for Amir Locke, a Black man killed by Minneapolis police, demand police chief's resignation

A caravan of vehicles drove through Minneapolis demanding justice in the death of Amir Locke, the 22-year old Black man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police as officers served a no-knock search warrant.

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A caravan of vehicles drove through Minneapolis demanding justice in the death of Amir Locke, the 22-year old Black man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police as officers served a no-knock search warrant.

Highlights

  • A caravan of about 50 vehicles drove through Minneapolis demanding justice in the death of Amir Locke.
  • The caravan was organized by the Racial Justice Network and other police accountability groups.
  • Some in the caravan then gathered in a neighborhood outside what’s believed to be the home of interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman.
  • They chanted the names of Locke as well as Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by Kentucky police during a no-knock raid in 2020.
  • Locke was fatally shot Wednesday when a SWAT team entered a downtown Minneapolis apartment without knocking.
  • The gathering follows a march Saturday that drew hundreds of demonstrators to the streets of Minneapolis.