No-Knock Warrant Results in Death of Minneapolis Man

Yttrium said:

Police in Minnneapolis executed a no-knock warrant on an apartment, found a guy with a gun, and shot him dead. He wasn't the guy they were after, and he legally owned the gun.

Amir Locke: Body camera video shows Minneapolis officers shooting Black man during no-knock warrant - CNN

I think the police officer who shot Amir Locke did nothing wrong. He was just following police procedures. But I think the no-knock policy needs to be changed. Amir Locke also did nothing wrong. He had been asleep, and he was startled by police bursting into his home. There was no reason for his death besides the incompetence of the policy makers.

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Yttrium said:

Police in Minnneapolis executed a no-knock warrant on an apartment, found a guy with a gun, and shot him dead. He wasn't the guy they were after, and he legally owned the gun.

Amir Locke: Body camera video shows Minneapolis officers shooting Black man during no-knock warrant - CNN

I think the police officer who shot Amir Locke did nothing wrong. He was just following police procedures. But I think the no-knock policy needs to be changed. Amir Locke also did nothing wrong. He had been asleep, and he was startled by police bursting into his home. There was no reason for his death besides the incompetence of the policy makers.

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Yttrium said:

Police in Minnneapolis executed a no-knock warrant on an apartment, found a guy with a gun, and shot him dead. He wasn't the guy they were after, and he legally owned the gun.

Amir Locke: Body camera video shows Minneapolis officers shooting Black man during no-knock warrant - CNN

I think the police officer who shot Amir Locke did nothing wrong. He was just following police procedures. But I think the no-knock policy needs to be changed. Amir Locke also did nothing wrong. He had been asleep, and he was startled by police bursting into his home. There was no reason for his death besides the incompetence of the policy makers.

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returntosender said:

This concerns me every time it comes up. When a gun is shown how can they expect the police to stop and ask questions? We wouldn't have any police left.

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disciple Clint said:

one thought, anyone who can aim a gun at police within seconds of them hitting the door from under a blanket had to be sleeping with a gun. A criminal could have been much better prepared with more firepower if they had knocked at the door and waited for the bullets to answer. There are good reasons for no knock warrants being issued.

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timothyu said:

So who was the murder suspect? While today they are protesting for justice for this young guy, what about justice for the murder victim? Are priorities skewed in today's world?

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OP said:

It's not clear what is contained in the warrant, and Minneapolis officials have said the totality of circumstances leading to their officer shooting Locke are now under investigation by the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Police said Locke was not named in any search warrants. Attorneys for the man's family say he was in legal possession of his firearm.
The warrants are sealed to "protect the integrity of the investigation" and "until the court directs otherwise," Steve Linders, public information officer with the St. Paul Police Department, which is investigating the homicide relating to the warrants, wrote in a statement.

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Pommer said:

We don’t even know what the warrant was about yet…

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timothyu said:

Media has said from the beginning this was in regards to murder suspect investigation.

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HTacianas said:

The story doesn't say the police were after anyone at all. They had a warrant to search the apartment. No-knock warrants are used by the police in cases where evidence might be destroyed or the officers' safety might be jeopardized.

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disciple Clint said:

one thought, anyone who can aim a gun at police within seconds of them hitting the door from under a blanket had to be sleeping with a gun. A criminal could have been much better prepared with more firepower if they had knocked at the door and waited for the bullets to answer. There are good reasons for no knock warrants being issued.

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The video clearly shows that police used a key to gain entry into the home and announced their presence only after opening the door.

Others at the press conference questioned why several officers were screaming all at once instead of one at a time, making it hard for a person to understand their commands.

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Belk said:

It is a legal right to own a firearm in the US. If the government can kill me for exercising my legal right it is no longer a right.

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Belk said:

Yes, but this man was not a criminal. He was a citizen exercising his legally protected right to own a firearm and he was killed by the government. Does this not concern you as a supporter of the second amendment?

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RDKirk said:

There are a whole lot of citizen gun owners who would dispute that, including me. Yes, I certainly can have a gun in my hands within seconds of someone kicking down my door...I train for that possibility.



They would certainly find me armed under the same circumstances.

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timothyu said:

So who was the murder suspect? While today they are protesting for justice for this young guy, what about justice for the murder victim? Are priorities skewed in today's world?

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