Amir Locke Killed In Minneapolis 'No-Knock' Raid: Video Released

MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis Thursday night released body camera footage from the police killing of Amir Locke.

Locke was shot and killed during a search warrant Wednesday morning at a downtown apartment on the 1100 block of Marquette Avenue South.

The video shows an officer using a key to quietly unlock the door to the apartment. Once inside, several officers began shouting "search warrant" and "police search warrant."

After an officer kicks the coach that Locke is on, Locke begins moving under a blanket, handling a handgun. An officer quickly shoots and kills him.

The city identified the officer who shot Locke as Mark Hanneman.

The warrant was being executed on behalf of the St. Paul police homicide investigations team. Locke was not the target of the warrant, the Star Tribune reported.

No-knock warrants remain legal, but controversial, in Minneapolis.

"Like the case of Breonna Taylor, the tragic killing of Amir Locke shows a pattern of no-knock warrants having deadly consequences for Black Americans," civil rights attorneys Ben Crump, who is representing Locke's family, said in a news release.

Locke has no past criminal history and legally possessed a firearm at the time of his death, according to Crump.

Editor's note: The video contains violence and may be disturbing to viewers

The city also released a still image from the video that shows the handgun. Authorities say the gun was loaded.