, though his finger was not on the trigger hanneman told investigators, i felt if i did not use deadly force, i would be killed. >> it would be unethical to file charges in a case in which we know we would not be able to prevail. >> reporter: as protests erupted after the shooting, police came under intense scrutiny for killing the 22-year-old, who was not a suspect in their case, while executing a no-knock warrant, a practice now banned in the city >> this is not over. you may have been found not guilty, but in the eyes of me, being the mother who i am, you are guilty >> reporter: calling his killing an execution, locke's family, who is still pursuing a civil case, says what happened today is just another police coverup miguel almaguer, nbc news >>> and there are new developments in the mass shooting that killed six people in sacramento this past weekend. police now say it was a result of gang violence with at least five gunmen in two separate groups exchanging fire downtown three men have been arrested in connection with the shooting. >>> in 60 seconds, big oil executives on defense

>> reporter: within seconds of entering the apartment, officer mark hanneman fired multiple shots atke. locke had been sleeping on the couch. the footage showing him holding a gun. but locke was not named in the warrant, he was not a person of interest in the homicide investigation police were working, and he legally owned that gun he was holding. >> it hit me in my stomach. my boy. >> karen, your eyes have their own language. as andre spoke, i saw deep sadness, i saw deep anger. >> just knowing what kind of person our son was, it's not fair. he should still be here now. i keep asking god, why? why did you take my baby? i don't even pray anymore. i haven't prayed since he's been gone. and i'm a spiritual person. because i'm angry. i want answers. i want justice. >> reporter: for more than two months, these parents hoped police would be held criminally responsible for the botched raid. >> police, search warrant! >> reporter: until last week. >> it would be unethical for us to file charges for a case in which we know that we will not be able to prevail because the law does not support

when he's seen with a gun in hand, hanneman firing three shots. the warrant related to a separate murder case, locke was not a suspect, nor was he named in the warrant. his family says he legally owned his gun. his heartbroken mother tonight outraged the officer who killed him won't be charged. >> the spirit of my baby is going to haunt you for the rest of your life. i am not disappointed, i am disgusted with the city of minneapolis. >> reporter: and david, prosecutors today did express sympathy to the locke family, but say the officer acted lawfully and any charges would not hold in court. the mayor here, by the way, has instituted a permanent ban on no-knock warrants, which becomes effective on friday. david? >> all right, alex perez in minneapolis. alex, thank you. >>> we turn now to the pandemic tonight, and with new covid infections on the rise, again across much of this country, the cdc already recommending a new booster for americans 50 and older. but will this soon be for everyone? here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: tonight, with covid infec

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hanneman firing three shots. locke was not a suspect nor was he named on the warrant. his family says he legally owned his gun. >> you don't want to put anybody on trial for a case simply to meet public demand. it has to be an ethical consideration based on prosecutorial ethics. >> reporter: his emotional mother issuing a clear and direct message to the officer who shot her son. >> you may have been found not guilty, but in the eyes of me being the mother who i am, you are guilty. continue to have your restless nights because i know you do, but you're going to continue to be restless because my -- the spirit of my baby is going to haunt you for the rest of your life. >> reporter: and prosecutors who review the evidence say there were no charges that they believe that would hold in court. locke's family says they still intend to pursue a civil suit, robin. >> yes, they do. all right, alex, thank you. >>> now to the countdown to the tiger woods comeback. the golf great is hitting the course at the masters in a few hours. 10:34 a.m. eastern time to be exact. his first tou

reached for a handgun that he legally owned and was shot three times by white police officer mark hanneman who opened fire less than nine seconds into the raid. locke's mother karen wells spoke wednesday after learning her son's killer would not face charges. >> i am angry. i am matt. i am disgusted with minneapolis minnesota. this country is still a disappointment in 2022. we have rights. we vote. we carry legal firearms and you'll still think that we don't matter. amir is more than a hashtag. we will continue to fight for the no-knock warrant ban and honor of his name, for breonna taylor. this cannot happen to nobody else. amy: the house of representatives has voted to hold former trump aides peter navarro and dan scavino in contempt of congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the january 6 select committee. wednesday's vote fell mostly along party lines, with just two republicans, liz cheney and adam kinzinger, voting in favor of the contempt charges. peter navarro openly boasted that he helped create a strategy of delaying congress's formal count of the 2020 election relts t