A second teenager was charged in a homicide case that led to the Minnesota police shooting of Amir Locke during a no-knock warrant raid earlier this month.
The unnamed 16-year-old boy was charged in Ramsey County juvenile court on two counts of aiding and abetting second-degree murder in a homicide case that led authorities to the fatal encounter with Locke.A spokesperson for the St. Paul Police Department confirmed the charges against the teenager to the Washington Examiner but declined to name him because he is a juvenile. The spokesperson also said the individual is not in custody yet. Prosecutors have requested a warrant for his arrest.
Otis Elder, 38, a father of two, was shot near St. Paul on Jan. 10. Video of the incident showed two people approaching Elder's vehicle before the shooting took place, according to court documents. The motivation for the shooting is unclear, but witnesses told officials they believed he may have been engaging in a drug deal, according to court documents. The shooting of Elder triggered a police investigation into his death.