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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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