Minnesota police announced Tuesday (February 8) the arrest of a teenager in connection to the homicide investigation in which officers executing a no-knock warrant shot and killed Amir Locke.
Further details are expected to come out from the Ramsey County District Attorney this week.
Hundreds of community members marched for Locke, calling on Mayor Jacob Frey to resign. Following the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the City pledged to reduce the number of no-knock warrants, but Locke’s killing, activists say, is evidence that the previous pledge isn’t enough.
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