by #SamanthaMichaels in #MotherJones:

"The city of Minneapolis is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against the police officer who killed Amir Locke during a February 2022 raid that sparked protests."

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2023/06/minneapolis-is-quietly-trying-to-throw-out-the-lawsuit-against-the-cop-who-killed-amir-locke/

#AmirLocke #Minneapolis #Minnesota #MPD #police #PoliceReform #JacobFrey

by #SamanthaMichaels in #MotherJones:

"Attorneys for the city filed their motion to dismiss Locke’s family’s suit on Thursday, ahead of a pretrial conference next week—and just one day before the Justice Department released a blistering report about widespread racism and brutality by the Minneapolis Police Department. The Justice Department also announced that the city would negotiate a federal consent decree to reform policing. 'This work is foundational to the very health of our city,' Mayor Jacob Frey told reporters about the consent decree. 'We have the power here to effect lasting change, to effect generational change, and we embrace that.'"

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2023/06/minneapolis-is-quietly-trying-to-throw-out-the-lawsuit-against-the-cop-who-killed-amir-locke/

#AmirLocke #Minneapolis #Minnesota #MPD #police #PoliceReform #JacobFrey

by #EamonWhalen in #MotherJones:

"The MPD used excessive, and at times, deadly force. The investigation found that the MPD had discharged firearms without assessing if a person presented a threat. They highlighted previous high-profile cases of fatal police shootings, including Jamar Clark, Justine Ruszczyk, Thurman Blevins, Chiasher Vue, and Amir Locke. They also noted the repeated use of the style of neck restraint that Chauvin used to kill Floyd. 'Until 2020, MPD did not consider neck restraints to be deadly force, instead classifying them as ‘less-lethal’ force,' the report states."

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2023/06/george-floyd-merrick-garland-doj-report-minneapolis-police/

#GeorgeFloyd #JamarClark #JustineRuszczyk #ThurmanBlevins #ChiasherVue #AmirLocke #Minneapolis #BlackLivesMatter #BLM #CivilRights #MPD #police #PoliceBrutality #PoliceMisconduct #PoliceShooting #DepartmentOfJustice #DOJ #NeckRestraint

All solidarity with Amir Locke’s family. #AmirLocke's family sues #Minneapolis for #police 'no-knock' warrant killing https://www.startribune.com/amir-locke-shooting-family-sues-minneapolis-police-killing/600248895/

It's been one year since #Minneapolis #police executed a #NoKnock search warrant at the apartment where 22 year old #AmirLocke was staying. Locke was not a suspect, nor was his name on the warrant. He was shot seconds after the police entered... still tangled up in the blankets where seconds before he had been asleep.

Locke was a law-abiding citizen. He legally owned his gun and he had a gun permit.

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Mark Hanneman, the officer who killed Amir Locke, is still employed by the MPD.

PBS Newshour:
#AmirLocke murder by #Minneapolis police -- update

https://youtu.be/cRn11OUB2to

#PoliceReform
#Minnesota
#BlackLivesMatter
#LAPD

Portrait of #AmirLocke that I did shortly after he was murdered by Minneapolis police in February 2022.

#DigitalArt #MastoArt #CreativeToots #portrait #portraitart

RT @UR_Ninja@twitter.com

#Minneapolis: A month after #AmirLocke was #KilledByPolice, the second autonomous march in as many weeks left anti-police messages outside the 5th Precinct & down Lake Street.

Last week, prosecutors announced there would be no charges for Locke's killing: https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/no-charges-for-minneapolis-cop-in-amir-locke-killing/

RT @UR_Ninja@twitter.com

Today, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and MN Attorney General Keith Ellison @AGEllison@twitter.com announced they would not be charging Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman, or other officers, for killing 22-year-old #AmirLocke on February 2 while executing a no-knock warrant.

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Participants in an autonomous march for #AmirLocke on February 11th threw paint & projectiles at MPD’s 5th Precinct & marched through Uptown Minneapolis, barricading the streets & leaving an array of anti-police messages painted in graffiti.

Story/Video: https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/autonomous-march-for-amir-locke-protests-5th-police-precinct-and-uptown-minneapolis/

#BreakthroughNews

#Minneapolis Activists Refute Ridiculous Defense of Cops Who Shot #AmirLocke

22-year-old Amir Locke was shot to death by 🐖 police in the early morning in his luxury apartment in Minneapolis on February 2, 2022, and protests have erupted nation...

#ACAB
#BlackLivesMatter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO-OIWcyQjY

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Thread on black bloc march for #AmirLocke - article here: https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/autonomous-march-for-amir-locke-protests-5th-police-precinct-and-uptown-minneapolis/ https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1496237759031304195

RT @UR_Ninja@twitter.com

Killed by Police, #AmirLocke’s Funeral Draws Hundreds [Photos] https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/killed-by-police-amir-lockes-funeral-draws-hundreds-photos/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1496250737696952321

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Autonomous March for #AmirLocke Protests 5th Police Precinct and Uptown Minneapolis, Barricading Streets & Leaving Trail of Anti-Police Graffiti: https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/autonomous-march-for-amir-locke-protests-5th-police-precinct-and-uptown-minneapolis/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1496237759031304195

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#Minneapolis: ~100 people, mostly dressed in black bloc attire, participated in an autonomous march for #AmirLocke on Feb 11, '22. The march went to MPD's 5th Precinct & barricaded Uptown streets as graffiti was widely painted. After 2 hours the march dispersed with no arrests.

Can you forgive such a terrible thing? This is the same act as a terrorist or a gangster. No justice, No peace. #SayHisName Amir Locke!
#JusticeForAmirLocke #BlackLivesMatter
Hundreds protest police killing of 22 y/o #AmirLocke in #Minneapolis.

https://youtu.be/wC204F4DFdI

#AJ+
#Police Kill #Black Gun Owner Within Seconds Of #NoKnockWarrant Raid

#BLM #BlackLivesMatter

22-year-old #AmirLocke was shot and killed by #Minneapolis police while lying on a relative’s couch during a raid using a no-knock search warrant.Activists in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFHbs3GxJHE

#unicornriot #BLM #BlackLivesMatter
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, who presided over Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, signed an evidentiary search warrant to aid an investigation which killed #AmirLocke. After reviewing Cahill’s record, activists say it reveals “a disturbing pattern.” https://t.co/jPwRDiqAtf

#UnicornRiot #BlackLivesMatter
[continued] ... and the street art, the graffiti, can't forget about the fresh paint reading Amir's name, #JusticeForAmir & MPD Murdered #AmirLocke that has marked the city landscape over the last week since Locke was #KilledByPolice in #Minneapolis. More: https://t.co/FLb5lNwXyo https://t.co/tgTdyLnuzF

#UnicornRiot #BLM
#BlackLivesMatter
NEW: #AmirLocke Killing Draws Thousands Downtown, Presser Disruptions, and Protest Outside Police Chief’s Home

A brief overview of some of the protests and press conferences since the police killing of #AmirLocke: https://t.co/FLb5lNwXyo https://t.co/F8z4FHZR86