Hours of body camera footage has been released in the fatal police shooting of Najee Seabrooks, a New Jersey anti-violence activist who called 911 during an apparent mental health crisis.
In this July 14, 2021, file photo, Najee Seabrooks, a High Risk Interventionist with the Paterson Healing Collective, is shown at the PHC office in Paterson, N.J.Hours of body camera footage was released Thursday in the, a New Jersey anti-violence activist who called 911 during an apparent mental health crisis.
MORE: Anti-violence organization demanding justice after police fatally shoot an employee in distress Seabrooks told police that "people are trying to kill me, I need an escort," though the officers at the scene determined there were no threats, the attorney general's office said. "At various times during the encounter officers deployed approximately 15 less than lethal sponge-tipped projectiles some of which struck Mr. Seabrooks, but were not effective in subduing him," the attorney general's office said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Justice Department urged to intervene after Paterson police killing of Najee SeabrooksMore than a week after the death of Najee Seabrooks, the 31-year-old violence interventionist fatally shot by Paterson police during a mental health crisis, dozens of grassroots advocacy groups across the state are urging the Justice Department to launch their own investigation into the Paterson Police Department (PPD), citing years of 'unlawful and unconstitutional conduct.'
Read more »
Anger boils over in raucous meeting after police shooting of N.J. activistIt was a night of shouting and finger-pointing in Paterson over of Najee Seabrooks.
Read more »
Video shows tense negotiations before police fatally shot N.J. man after hours-long standoffNajee Seabrooks was experiencing a crisis, video shows
Read more »
9-year-old Aurora girl honored for 911 call that saved her mother's lifeA 9-year-old Aurora girl was honored Tuesday for quick thinking and bravery that saved her mother's life.
Read more »
7-year-old called 911 after seeing father slain in southeast Oak Cliff, affidavit saysTwo people witnessed the fatal shooting of 61-year-old Donald Claude Jackson when he was robbed while selling electronics in southeast Oak Cliff last week: a...
Read more »