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How Does Minneapolis Move Forward?
The anger stems from the police killing of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old legal gun owner who was shot during a no-knock raid.
February 14, 2022
The recent protests in Minneapolis have been both peaceful and destructive, with graffiti once again left marking businesses in Uptown.
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The anger stems from the police killing of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old legal gun owner who was shot during a no-knock raid. Protesters have even been carrying signs accusing Mayor Jacob Frey of lying, because some of his campaign literature said he banned no-knock warrants. The protesters are calling for the mayor’s resignation.
Additionally, in the immediate aftermath of the shooting that claimed Locke’s life, Minneapolis police called him a suspect, even though he wasn’t and he wasn’t named in the warrant.
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