The Rev. Al Sharpton told the hundreds gathered Thursday for the funeral for Amir Locke that the 22-year-old Black man who was shot by Minneapolis police as they served a no-knock search warrant was not at fault when he was killed.
The Rev. Al Sharpton told the hundreds gathered Thursday for Amir Locke s funeral that the 22-year-old Black man would still be alive if Minneapolis had banned no-knock warrants.
Sharpton was among several speakers who paid tribute to Locke and other Black people who have died in encounters with police. Along with song and prayer, the service at Shiloh Temple International Ministries included strong condemnations of racism in policing and emphatic demands for change.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Rev. Al Sharpton told the hundreds gathered Thursday for Amir Locke's funeral that the 22-year-old Black man would still be alive if Minneapolis had banned no-knock warrants.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Rev. Al Sharpton told the hundreds gathered Thursday for Amir Locke s funeral that the 22-year-old Black man would still be alive if Minneapolis had banned no-knock