2nd Teen Charged In Investigation That Led To Amir Locke's Killing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — A second teen has been arrested in the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Amir Locke, a Black 22-year-old man, while executing a search warrant.

A 16-year-old boy is charged in Ramsey County juvenile court with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Locke's 17-year-old cousin, Mekhi Speed, has also been charged in the Jan. 10 killing of Otis Elder in St. Paul.

A St. Paul Police Department spokesperson said the 16-year-old is not in custody.

According to the charges, the younger teen caused Elder's death while committing or attempting to commit a felony aggravated robbery. The petition states he was in the passenger's seat of Elder's car when Speed allegedly shot Elder.

Police used fingerprints, cellphone data and DNA from a jacket recovered during a search to identify the 16-year-old as a suspect in Elder's death.

Police searching for suspects in Elder's death entered the Minneapolis apartment where Locke was staying without knocking on Feb. 2.

Body camera video shows them shouting "Police, search warrant!" "Hands!" and "Get on the ground!" after they entered. An officer kicks a sectional sofa, and Locke is seen wrapped in a blanket holding a pistol. Three shots are heard, and the video ends.

Minneapolis police have said Locke was shot after he pointed his gun toward the officers, but Locke's family has questioned that. Locke's family has said he legally possessed the gun.

Police have said Locke was not named in the search warrants.

Locke's death sparked protests and a reexamination of no-knock arrest warrants. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a moratorium on such warrants while the city brings in outside experts to study its policy.

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