Rapid City, North Dakota – This Saturday evening, 30-year-old Allen Locke was shot and killed by police, just one day after attending a protest against police brutality. Locke is a Native-American man who attended a #NativeLivesMatter rally that was being held locally, according to his family.

The police claim that Locke charged the officer who shot him with a knife, however, this cover story is often used by corrupt cops when they kill someone, and the police have not yet put forward any evidence to verify their claims.

It was reported by Indian Country Today, that Locke was shot roughly five times, possibly more, and was pronounced dead at the scene when an ambulance eventually showed up.

The name of the officer responsible for the shooting is Anthony Meirose, and it is not clear whether he had any knowlege of Locke’s involvement in police accountability activism. However, Police Captain Dan Rud did say that ” Locke is no stranger to the Rapid City Police Department,” but did not elaborate any further about the prior interactions that Locke had with the local police.

On Monday, Locke’s family released a statement saying that that there are details that have not been made public through the media, but they will be waiting until after the funeral services and grieving process to re-engage with the fight against the police state.