The City of Minneapolis has released body camera footage showing Wednesday’s fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Amir Locke.
Documents released on Thursday confirm that Officer Mark Hanneman fatally shot Amir Rahkare Locke Wednesday morning at the Balero Flats apartment building in downtown Minneapolis.
Authorities recovered a handgun at the scene of the shooting. Police claim the weapon was loaded with 5.7mm rounds. But Locke’s relatives quickly note that he was licensed to carry a weapon and had no criminal history in Minnesota.
Officers used both a knock and no-knock warrant to enter the apartment that Locke was sleeping in. Locke was not named in the original warrant, and it’s “unclear” if he was connected to the investigation.
In the video posted on the city’s YouTube page, the officers can be seen approaching a couch that Locke appears to be sleeping on. He then sits up and turns toward the officers holding a gun. A second later, an officer fires three shots, and Locke falls to the floor. The shooting is then replayed in super-slow motion and then replayed again in real-time. In total, Locke is shot within roughly 10 seconds after officers open the apartment door.
