(CNN) The Minneapolis Police Department will officially be prohibited from executing all no-knock search warrants starting April 8, according to the mayor's office. Mayor Jacob Frey's new policy will prohibit the MPD from requesting no-knock search warrants and from responding to requests of similar searches from other jurisdictions, according to a Tuesday statement from Frey's office. A no-knock search warrant authorizes an officer to enter a premises without knocking and without announcing their presence or purpose before entering. Locke, 22, was shot and killed on February 2 during the execution of a no-knock warrant tied to a murder investigation out of nearby St. Paul, Minnesota. Frey imposed an immediate moratorium on the request and execution of no-knock warrants after Locke's death.

Source: CNN April 06, 2022 11:28 UTC