Ben Crump files lawsuit on behalf of Amir Locke's family
Friday, attorney Ben Crump filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man killed by Minneapolis police in February 2022.
Amir Locke shooting: Ben Crump, lawyers announce plans to file litigation against Mpls
Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump, Antonio Romanucci, and Jeff Storms have announced their intent to file a lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis.
Amir Locke shooting: More bodycam video released by Minnesota BCA
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released all investigative materials, including additional body-worn camera video, related to the Minneapolis police deadly shooting of Amir Locke during a no-knock raid in February.
Amir Locke shooting: No charges against Minneapolis police officer
Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against Mark Hanneman, the Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Amir Locke while serving a no-knock search warrant in February.
Amir Locke's mother 'disgusted' after prosecutors decide not to charge officer
The mother of Amir Locke says she is "disgusted" with Minneapolis after prosecutors announced their decision to not charge the officer who shot and killed her 22-year-old son during a no-knock raid in February.
'I’m not gonna give up:' Amir Locke's mother on prosecutors' decision not to charge officer
Karen Wells, mother of Amir Locke, is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump in New York to address prosecutors' decision to not charge the Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed the 22-year-old while serving a no-knock search warrant in February.
Why prosecutors decided not to charge Minneapolis officer in fatal shooting of Amir Locke
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison explain their decision to not file charges against the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke.
New Minneapolis no-knock warrant policy to take effect on Friday
A new no-knock warrant policy for police, crafted in the wake of the shooting of Amir Locke, will go into effect in Minneapolis starting on Friday, Mayor Jacob Frey announced Tuesday.
Mpls no-knock warrant ban announced, ACLU 'worried about loopholes'
A month after the Minneapolis Police Department killed Amir Locke – the result of a "no-knock" search warrant intended for another suspect – Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has announced a prohibition on the specific type of warrant being used again.
Amir Locke shooting: What we know so far
Nearly a week after the death of Amir Locke in downtown Minneapolis, details regarding the fatal encounter have become more clear, but questions remain still.
Shooting at Amir Locke rally in Portland leaves 1 dead, 5 injured
Police in Portland, Oregon are investigating after a woman was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting reportedly during a "Justice for Amir Locke" solidarity rally Saturday night.
No-knock warrant restrictions pass Minnesota House committee
Democratic lawmakers in the Minnesota House took the first steps to dramatically limit no-knock warrants on Thursday.
Amir Locke funeral: Family members, Al Sharpton and Ben Crump remember victim
The family of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old who was fatally shot by Minneapolis Police while they were serving a no-knock warrant two weeks ago, gathered with community members and civil rights leaders to remember him and express their anger over his death at a funeral service held Thursday at a church in north Minneapolis.
Amir Locke's funeral to be held Thursday in Minneapolis
Funeral services for Amir Locke, the 22-year-old man killed by Minneapolis police while officers were executing a "no-knock warrant", will be held Thursday at the Shiloh Temple in Minneapolis.
Buildings, shops vandalized during protest Friday night in Minneapolis
Protestors gathered outside a police precinct and in south Minneapolis streets Friday evening to call for awareness and demand social justice in the wake of the shooting of Amir Locke by Minneapolis police.
Mpls Mayor Frey faces formal ethics complaint by activist group
A grassroots coalition of Minneapolis residents have banded together to demand that an ethics complaint be filed against Mayor Jacob Frey.
Amir Locke, Breonna Taylor families join Ben Crump to make no-knock warrant ban demands
Attorney Ben Crump, who will represent the family of Amir Locke, held a news conference today at the Minnesota State Capitol to demand an end to no-knock search warrants.
Amir Locke shooting: Unsealed documents shed light on why police wanted no-knock warrant
Newly unsealed documents are shedding light as to why police wanted the no-knock warrant that led to the killing of Amir Locke in Minneapolis last week.
Charges filed in murder investigation leading to search warrant that resulted in Amir Locke killing
Ramsey County prosecutors have filed second degree murder charges against a 17-year-old in a St. Paul homicide investigation connecting to the deadly police search warrant raid where Amir Locke was killed by a Minneapolis SWAT team member.
House Democrats propose restrictions on no-knock raids
Minnesota House Democrats say they'll advance legislation as soon as next week with new restrictions on no-knock warrants in the wake of the Minneapolis Police raid that killed Amir Locke last week.