Amir Locke’s family files civil lawsuit against Minneapolis police

Feb. 3 (UPI) — Lawyers representing Amir Locke’s family said Thursday they are suing the Minneapolis Police Department over the death of a 22-year-old man a year ago at the hands of officers executing a search warrant without knocking.

Locke was shot and killed when they entered his apartment while he was sleeping. Authorities said Locke woke up with a gun in his hand and shot him. Civil rights lawyers Ben Crump, Antonio Romanucci and Jeff Storms said that Locke woke up and did nothing to cause the police to shoot him.

“It could have been anyone’s son,” said Andre Locke, Amir Locke’s father. told KSTP-TV on Wednesday. “But it happened to us, and people don’t understand what it’s like until it actually happens to them.

“The pain hasn’t gone away. This is what we face every day.”

After Locke’s death, the Minneapolis Police Department prohibited the use of search warrants without knocking. However, the officers involved in the case were never charged.

The family’s lawsuit says that the officers involved violated their son’s constitutional rights under the Fourth and 14th Amendments, as well as state law. They demand damages and penalties.

The lawsuit also highlights the unilateral disparity in which Minneapolis police use force against blacks versus whites.

It alleges that the city “intentionally” did not train officers to avoid racist police practices and urged the authorities to ensure that the police department is properly trained.

Locke was not the subject of a search warrant investigation. Police later arrested his teenage cousin, Mekhi S. Speed, on two counts of second-degree murder in the non-fatal murder of 38-year-old Otis Elder.

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