[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Hoping to intimidate Black Lives Matters Black Bloc activists into staying home for a change instead of rampaging through the streets? - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is activating the Minnesota National Guard as the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers nears its end in St. Paul
- The trial of former MPD officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao will enter its third week on Monday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
- The Guard will also be ready to respond if needed in Minneapolis following Amir Locke police killing, Walz says
- The move came in response to a request from the City of St. Paul
- Order would also allow National Guard members to assist police in Minneapolis following the shooting of Amir Locke
- A Minneapolis police officer on Wednesday fatally shot Locke, 22, as cops executed a no-knock search warrant
- Locke was seen wrapped in a blanket on a couch when officers entered the apartment, and displayed a handgun as they shouted at him to show his hands
- The footage was released after more than 36 hours of unanswered questions and calls for transparency over the shooting
- Minneapolis Police Department said Locke pointed a loaded gun 'in the direction of officers'
- On Friday, Locke's parents, Andre Locke and Karen Wells said their son was 'executed' by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep
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