A 22-year-old Black man who was shot to death when Minneapolis police entered an apartment during a raid was not even named in the search warrant, according to latest information from law enforcement.
The Minneapolis Police Department on Thursday released body camera footage of the deadly encounter, which happened Wednesday inside a downtown Minneapolis apartment.
The officer involved in the shooting was identified as Mark Hanneman, and the man who was fatally shot was identified as Amir Rahkare Locke, according to public information documents. The shooting occurred on Wednesday morning at the Balero Flats apartment building.
After the shooting, several activists within the city called for the bodycam footage of the incident to be released. And after it was reviewed by city officials, it was released.
On social media, Locke's relatives shared that he did not live in the building where the shooting occurred.
Police reported that the shooting happened just before 7 a.m. while a SWAT team was executing a search warrant on behalf of an investigation being conducted by the St. Paul police’s homicide unit.
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In the bodycam footage, Locke is seen on a couch underneath blankets, and as police enter the room, he begins to get up with a visible firearm in his hands. It is at this point that the officer shoots him.
According to the documents released by the city of Minneapolis, Locke was shot by Hanneman in the chest twice and once in the wrist.
Medics and officers attempted to provide life-saving aid to Locke, but he was transported to Hennepin Healthcare and pronounced dead shortly after the incident.
Police shared that a handgun was recovered at the scene of the shooting and was loaded with 5.7 mm rounds.
According to Locke’s relatives, he was licensed to carry a weapon. He also has no criminal history in Minnesota.
Interim Chief Amelia Huffman confirmed after the body cam footage was released that police had both knock and no-knock warrants, but that Locke wasn't named in either. It's also not clear whether Locke is connected to the homicide investigation, Huffman added.
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