MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - After more than 30 hours of unanswered questions and increased calls for transparency, the mayor of Minneapolis has released body camera video of the police shooting and killing of an armed man in a downtown apartment Wednesday.TRIGGER WARNING: This video is graphic and is not suitable for young people or sensitive viewers.
Viewers, please use your own discretion.A member of the Minneapolis SWAT team shot and killed an armed man in a downtown apartment building while serving a search warrant around 6:48 a.m.
Wednesday at Bolero Flats on Marquette Avenue, interim police chief Amelia Huffman said at a brief news conference Wednesday afternoon.
The officer was later identified as Mark Hanneman, whose records show he has been in law enforcement since 2015.Community members and police reports have identified the man killed as Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man.Photo of 22-year-old Amir Locke, provided by Locke family attorneys The Office of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said around 3 p.m.