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Eugene

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Sat Feb 5, 2022, 04:24 AM Feb 2022

Amir Locke: US gun group defends armed man killed by police

Source: BBC

Amir Locke: US gun group defends armed man killed by police

5 February 2022

A gun rights group has condemned the Minneapolis police killing of a man who was shot while lying on a couch.

Bodycam video shows Amir Locke, 22, stirring under a blanket before he is gunned down by a Swat team during a dawn raid on Wednesday.

Mr Locke, who appeared to be holding a pistol but was not the target of the warrant, died within minutes.

The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus called Mr Locke "a law-abiding citizen who was lawfully in possession of a firearm".

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60268142

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Amir Locke: US gun group defends armed man killed by police (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2022 OP
Another no knock warrant, another dead black man. Nululu Feb 2022 #1
Early examples of no-knock warrants. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2022 #2
That's ONE way to mash potatoes... yagotme Feb 2022 #3
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