(Refiles to fix typo in headline) By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -A Minnesota judge approved the “no-knock” raid that killed Amir Locke in Minneapolis last week, believing that it was needed to protect the investigating officers and the public, court documents released on Thursday showed. Officers who requested the warrant to enter a Minneapolis apartment were investigating a previous fatal shooting in St. Paul in which a firearm capable of penetrating police body armor was used. That justified the need for no-knock entry to catch suspects off guard, the requesting officers said. “The court furth…
