People of Color and Indigenous Caucus Statement on the Anniversary of Amir Locke's Death
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The People of Color and Indigenous Caucus issued the following statement on the anniversary of Amir Lock’s death:
“It has been one year since Amir Locke was shot and killed during a no-knock warrant. Amir was wrongfully executed by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Amir Lock was a lawful gun owner, abruptly awoken by an unknown intruder, and was gunned down without regard for who he was or why he was there. Amir Locke was not a resident of Minnesota, but Minnesota took his life and shattered his family. His death is a painful reminder of the hate, politicization, and apathy that persist and harm our community through the continued deaths of Black people and people of color at the hands of police.
It’s with great sadness that we confess—no substantive changes have been made to Minnesota’s no-knock warrant laws. We must recognize that we all have some blood on our hands. As a society, we must stop normalizing the action of turning lost lives into a hashtag. That is not justice. Change is justice.
