Karen Wells Speaks at Minnesota State Capitol Press Conference

Karen Wells speaks at a press conference in the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
Karen Wells speaks at a press conference in the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

Amir Locke’s mother, Karen Wells, speaks at a press conference held at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on February 4, 2022. She was joined by families of Jamar Clark and Winston Smith, and attorney Ben Crump. Wells announced that her son, Amir Locke, was killed by Minneapolis police during a no-knock warrant execution on February 2, 2022. The group called for President Biden to ban no-knock warrants nationwide.

Photo taken in February 2022.

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