Some activists are accusing Minneapolis police of a coverup, while a police official said the officer who shot Locke was in a 'difficult position.'
when police raided an apartment he was sleeping in that was connected to a homicide investigation, though his name was not on the search warrant. After police woke him up, he pointed a gun at them in what a gun rights group said was self-defense. Some activists are accusing the MinneapolisDepartment of a coverup, while a police official said the officer who shot Locke, Mark Hanneman, was in a"difficult position," the Associated Press reported.
Amelia Huffman, the police department's interim chief, said at a news conference that body camera footage released Thursday showed Hanneman had to act quickly after Locke pointed his gun at him. However, according to a statement from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, Locke had obtained the gun legally and was acting in self-defense, as the police raid woke him from sleep and he likely drew his weapon because he was disoriented.
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