Minneapolis Officer Serving Warrant Kills Man in Apartment

Minneapolis Officer Serving Warrant Kills Man in Apartment
Police investigate a shooting in Minneapolis, Minn., on Feb. 2, 2022. Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP
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A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a man Wednesday who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand as officers entered a downtown apartment as part of a homicide investigation.

Police identified the man on Thursday as 22-year-old Amir Locke. The Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement Wednesday that he had pointed a loaded gun “in the direction of officers.” An incident report said he had two wounds in the chest and one in the right wrist.