People stand by a cross planted in the boulevard outside homes at the intersection of and Dean Parkway and W. 28th St. in Minneapolis Sunday night, Feb. 6, 2022. At least 150 demonstrators in a caravan of dozens of cars gathered outside a home thought to be where Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman resides on Dean Parkway to call for justice for Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police the previous week. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A caravan of vehicles drove through Minneapolis demanding justice in the death of Amir Locke, the 22-year old Black man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police as officers served a no-knock search warrant.
Sunday's caravan of about 50 vehicles was organized by the Racial Justice Network and other police accountability groups.
Some in the caravan then gathered in a neighborhood outside what's believed to be the home of interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman. They chanted the names of Locke as well as Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by Kentucky police during a no-knock raid in 2020.
They also called for Huffman's resignation, the Star Tribune reported.
'œWe're asking for her job,'ť said activist Toussaint Morrison over a microphone outside the home, 'œbecause it seems like the only time they pay attention is when it affects their jobs or their money. But we pull up when it affects our lives.'ť
The gathering follows a march Saturday that drew hundreds of demonstrators to the streets of Minneapolis. The protesters met outside the Hennepin County Government Center before marching through downtown streets.
Locke was fatally shot Wednesday when a SWAT team entered a downtown Minneapolis apartment without knocking.
A police bodycam video shows an officer kicking the couch where Locke's family said he was sleeping. On the video, he is seen wrapped in a blanket, beginning to move, with a pistol in his hand just before an officer fires his weapon.
Locke's parents, Andre Locke and Karen Wells, say their son was 'œexecuted'ť after he was startled from a deep sleep and reached for a legal firearm to protect himself.
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Demonstrators listen to Toussaint Morrison while gathered outside homes at an intersection in Minneapolis Sunday night, Feb. 6, 2022. At least 150 demonstrators in a caravan of dozens of cars gathered outside a home thought to be where Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman resides on Dean Parkway to call for justice for Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police the previous week. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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Demonstrators listen to Toussaint Morrison while gathered outside homes at an intersection in Minneapolis Sunday night, Feb. 6, 2022. At least 150 demonstrators in a caravan of dozens of cars gathered outside a home thought to be where Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman resides on Dean Parkway to call for justice for Amir Locke, who was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police the previous week. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)
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A protester holds a sign demanding justice for Amir Locke at a rally on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Minneapolis. Hundreds of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis after body cam footage released by the Minneapolis Police Department showed an officer shoot and kill Locke during a no-knock warrant. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
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A protester holds a sign demanding justice for Amir Locke at a rally on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Minneapolis. Hundreds of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis after body cam footage released by the Minneapolis Police Department showed an officer shoot and kill Locke during a no-knock warrant. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
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People march at a rally for Amir Locke on Saturday, Feb.5, 2022, in Minneapolis. Hundreds of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis after body cam footage released by the Minneapolis Police Department showed an officer shoot and kill Locke during a no-knock warrant. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
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