Al Sharpton To Deliver Eulogy At Amir Locke's Funeral Thursday

MINNEAPOLIS — Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton will officiate the funeral and deliver the eulogy for Amir Locke Thursday in Minneapolis.

Locke, 22, was shot and killed by Minneapolis police during a no-knock search warrant on Feb. 2 at a downtown apartment.

A public viewing will be held at Shiloh Temple International Ministries (1201 W. Broadway Ave.) at 10 a.m. A family processional and funeral will begin at 11 a.m.

Body-camera video shows an officer using a key to quietly unlock the door to the apartment where Locke was staying. Once inside, several officers began shouting "search warrant" and "police search warrant."

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

Locke was legally armed when police fatally shot him.

Locke's killing reignited criticism of the Minneapolis Police Department and their use of no-knock warrants from both police reform and gun activists.

Mayor Jacob Frey's reelection campaign website falsely claimed that the mayor had banned no-knock warrants in Minneapolis.

Also read:

• MN Gun Owners Caucus Defend Amir Locke In Fatal No-Knock Raid
• Jacob Frey Falsely Told Voters He Banned No-Knock Warrants

Reporting from the Associated Press was used in this story.