Minnesota teen gets 4 years as accomplice in fatal robbery that led to police shooting of Amir Locke
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Minnesota teen gets 4 years as accomplice in fatal robbery that led to police shooting of Amir Locke

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A teenager has been sentenced to four years for his role in a St. Paul killing that prompted police in Minneapolis to execute a search warrant that led to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by a police officer in a case that focused scrutiny on the use of no-knock warrants. Feysal Jama Ali, 18, of Minneapolis, pleaded guilty earlier to being an accomplice after the fact in the killing of Otis Elder, 38, of St. Paul, during a marijuana deal Jan. 10, 2022. Speed pleaded guilty and was sentenced in July to over 16 years after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder while committing an armed robbery. Locke was killed while three former Minneapolis police officers were on trial in federal court in St. Paul on civil rights charges in the killing of George Floyd, a case that forced a racial reckoning and focused attention of the use of force by police.

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Amir Locke’s cousin sentenced in case that led to fatal raid
2 years, 4 months ago

Amir Locke’s cousin sentenced in case that led to fatal raid

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The teenage cousin of Amir Locke was sentenced to more than 16 years on Monday for his role in a January murder that prompted police to execute a no-knock warrant on the Minneapolis apartment where Locke was killed by a SWAT team officer. Mekhi Speed, 18, pleaded guilty in May to aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder while …

Amir Locke cousin pleads guilty in killing that led to raid
2 years, 7 months ago

Amir Locke cousin pleads guilty in killing that led to raid

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A teenage cousin of Amir Locke pleaded guilty Friday to a murder count in a case that that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Locke while conducting a no-knock search warrant. As St. Paul police were investigating Elder’s murder, they identified Speed as a suspect and obtained search warrants for Minneapolis …

Amir Locke shooting: Second teenager arrested in police investigation
2 years, 10 months ago

Amir Locke shooting: Second teenager arrested in police investigation

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A second teen has been arrested in connection …

2nd teen charged in probe that led to Amir Locke’s death
2 years, 10 months ago

2nd teen charged in probe that led to Amir Locke’s death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A second teen has been arrested in the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Amir Locke, a Black 22-year-old man, while executing a search warrant. Police searching for suspects in Elder’s death entered the Minneapolis apartment where Locke was staying without knocking on Feb. 2. Minneapolis police have …

Amir Locke’s cousin arrested in probe that led to fatal raid
2 years, 10 months ago

Amir Locke’s cousin arrested in probe that led to fatal raid

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities arrested Amir Locke’s 17-year-old cousin Tuesday in connection with the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Locke while conducting a search warrant. Speed is on probation in another case and Judge Stephen Smith ordered that Speed remain in custody, saying that based on the allegations, the court …

Minneapolis police ‘executed’ Amir Locke, parents say
2 years, 10 months ago

Minneapolis police ‘executed’ Amir Locke, parents say

Al Jazeera  

Fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Black man stokes memories of George Floyd’s 2020 killing by police in same US city. The parents of Amir Locke and their lawyers say the 22-year-old Black man was “executed” by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota this week, when a SWAT team woke him up from a deep sleep during a fatal, early-morning raid. Locke’s parents …

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