Civil lawsuit filed year after police-related death of Minneapolis man, Amir Locke, who was killed during a no-knock search warrant.
Demonstrators hold photos of Amir Locke during a rally in protest of his killing, outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 5, 2022., a 22-year-old man shot and killed by Minneapolis police, attorneys Ben Crump, Antonio Romanucci and Jeff Storms announced they've filed a civil lawsuit.
"Our son didn't do anything wrong. It could have been anyone's son," Andre Locke, father of Amir, said to ABC News affiliate. "But it happened to be ours, and people don't understand how it feels until it actually happens to them."
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