Minneapolis Revises Policy on Warrants After Locke Killing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city is changing policy for search warrants following the police shooting of a Black man in a downtown apartment so that officers must knock and wait a certain length of time before entering a residence.

Police would have to wait 20 seconds before entering a residence while serving a daytime warrant, and 30 seconds for nighttime searches.

No-knock warrants would be banned except in the most extreme circumstances, such as a hostage situation.

The new policy would also include regular civilian review of video from searches and public disclosure of warrant data.

The city’s warrant policy came under scrutiny after a SWAT team shot and killed 22-year-old Amir Locke in early February.