9 seconds after police enter, Amir Locke is shot by an officer
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One more day til the warmup, at least for southern half of the state. Cloudy with some flurries in the morning, and partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs will range from 5 below northwest to 12 southeast. Find the latest on Updraft. | |
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| Bodycam video shows man under blanket, holding gun before MPD cop shoots | The city released bodycam footage late Thursday of the fatal police shooting in downtown Minneapolis. The video shows a SWAT team entering the downtown apartment with a key, without knocking, shouting “police search warrant” several times as they enter and then quickly approach a couch with a figure wrapped in a blanket.
Police can be heard yelling “get on the ground” and “show me your hands.” Amir Locke, 22, can been seen stirring from the blanket and then holding a gun that was near him as he starts to move, just before he is shot about nine seconds after the police enter.
“This video raises about as many questions as it answers,” Mayor Jacob Frey said following the release of the bodycam footage.
The search warrant was tied to a St. Paul homicide investigation but Locke was not named in the search warrant, the interim MPD chief said.
Read the latest reporting on the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke here. | |
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How could a Twin Metals mine affect critical mineral supplies and climate change?
| Backers of the proposed project have argued that the minerals the mine would extract are essential to confront climate change.
"The renewable energy transition is not going to happen without the mining industry. That's just a fact,” said Jordy Lee, who manages the Supply Chain Transparency Initiative at the Colorado School of Mines.
But that critical need for minerals is bumping up against another reality: Many mining projects proposed in the U.S. face fierce local opposition.
Nowhere is that more evident than in far northeastern Minnesota, where last week the Biden administration canceled two federal mineral leases held by Twin Metals right on the edge of the Boundary Waters.
In this story, reporter Dan Kraker breaks down supply chain issues in the mining industry, and the potential impact a Twin Metals mine could have on the critical mineral supplies for the U.S. | |
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