Prosecutors announced they will not file charges against the Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke during a no-knock raid in February, but Locke's mother vowed the case 'is not over.'
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman said “Specifically, the State would be unable to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt any of the elements of Minnesota’s use-of-deadly-force statute that authorizes the use of force" by the officer, Ellison and Freeman saidOfficer Mark Hanneman shot Locke three times less than 10 seconds after a SWAT team entered the apartment where Locke was sleeping early in the day.
Karen Wells, Locke's mother, said her son's death was unfair and expressed frustration with Hanneman at a news conference in New York with attorney Ben Crump and civil rights leader Al Sharpton. "You are guilty," she said. "I am not going to give up. Continue to have your restless nights, because I know you do."
Locke's family is"deeply disappointed by the decision," according to a statement released Wednesday by the family's legal team. "The family and its legal team are firmly committed to their continued fight for justice in the civil court system, in fiercely advocating for the passage of local and national legislation, and taking every other step necessary to ensure accountability for all those responsible for needlessly cutting Amir’s life far too short," the statement said.
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