Amir Locke, 22, was killed by officers executing a "no-knock" search warrant.
February 17, 2022, 1:47 PM
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleGrieving family and friends will gather Thursday at the funeral of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers executing a "no-knock" search warrant.
Locke, who was fatally shot on Feb. 2, was not named in the no-knock warrant.
A demonstrator holds up a poster depicting Amir Locke, a Black man who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police's SWAT team, at a protest in Minneapolis, Feb. 4, 2022.
Body camera video showed officers executing the warrant and finding Locke, who had been sleeping under a blanket on the couch and holding a gun. Locke was seen holding a gun as he sat up; he was shot less than 10 seconds after officers entered the room, still covered in the blanket.
"My son Amir was a law-abiding citizen who did not have a criminal history," his father, Andre Locke, said at a news conference. "My son Amir was loved by many of us, by our family and many people, everyone that he came in touch with. My son Amir did what was right. He did all the things that he was supposed to do."
A protester holds a sign demanding justice for Amir Locke at a rally, Feb. 5, 2022, in Minneapolis. Hundreds of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis after body cam footage released by the Minneapolis Police Department showed an officer shoot and kill Locke during a no-knock warrant.
The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy and officiate the funeral, which will begin at 11 a.m. local time at Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis.
ABC News' Adia Robinson and Kendall Ross contributed to this report.
