Scrutiny on no-knock warrants increases Monday with Minneapolis council hearing

Attorneys for Amir Locke's family will speak
Minnapolis City Hall
Committee hearing on no-knock warrants at Minneapolis city hall Photo credit Getty Images

Monday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis, the city council policy and oversight committee hosts a discussion on no-knock warrant policies.

Councilmember Jeremiah Ellison chairs the committee, which has invited nationally recognized experts on police procedures, including no-knock warrants.

"We want to know how many no-knock warrants are happening," said University of Saint Thomas law student Sarah Murtada, who is among those scheduled to speak.

She is a member of the group Knock First Minnesota, which leads an effort to ban no-knock warrants in the state.

"We want language, we want a ban on no-knock warrants because we believe every Minnesotans deserves an opportunity to answer the door," Murtada said. "These are always inherently dangerous."

Also scheduled to speak is attorney Ben Crump and three other lawyers who are representing Amir Locke's family.

Mayor Jacob Frey is also on the invite list, although the meeting notice points out he'd be available if his schedule permits.

Murtada was a guest on the WCCO Morning News last week.

She lives in the Bodero Flats Apartments, the same downtown Minneapolis building where Amir Locke was staying when he was killed.

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