Calls for federal intervention after Paterson Police shooting
The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice is demanding the United States Justice Department investigate.
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The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice is demanding the United States Justice Department investigate.
There was reaction Friday after the release of body camera footage of the deadly police shooting of Paterson community activist Najee Seabrooks. We warn you, the footage is disturbing. CBS2's Christine Sloan reports.
Authorities say officers opened fire when Najee Seabrooks lunged towards the officers with a knife in his hand.
Body camera video was released Thursday showing the standoff before a deadly encounter with Paterson Police. Officers were called to a home earlier this month when a man suffered an apparent mental health crisis. CBS2's Dick Brennan walks us through the video, but we want to warn you, some of it is disturbing.
Body cam video shows the moments Paterson Police officers tried to negotiate with community activist Najee Seabrooks before they shot and killed him. We want to warn you, the video is disturbing.
New body camera video has been released of the deadly police shooting of community activist Najee Seabrooks in Paterson.
Family members and activists have been demanding the Paterson Police officers who shot Najee Seabrooks be fired.
It has been one week since community activist Najee Seabrooks was shot and killed by Paterson Police, and as CBS2's Alecia Reid reports, the calls to hold the department accountable are only getting louder.
There are more calls for action in Paterson in the wake of a deadly shooting by the police. This comes exactly one week after Najee Seabrooks was shot and killed. CBS2's Christine Sloan reports.
The mother and her three daughters were able to escape the war-torn country back in 2019.
In Paterson, Iraqi refugees were honored on International Women's Day.
Loved ones say Seabrooks was experiencing a mental health crisis and that his team was not allowed to intervene.
There are calls for an independent investigation in Paterson after a community advocate was killed in a police shooting. Hundreds gathered at a vigil and rally Tuesday to demand answers after the fatal shooting of Najee Seabrooks. As CBS2's Alecia Reid reports, some say it didn't have to happen.
Days after a Paterson man was killed by police, the community is rallying in his honor. CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.
Dozens of firefighters responded just after 11 p.m. to a home on the corner of East 28th Street and 15th Avenue.
The flames broke out just after 11 p.m. Monday at a three-story home.
Seabrooks' family said he was unarmed. They want him to be remembered as a kind soul.
Costello often mentioned his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey in movies and on TV.
Najee Seabrooks, an anti-violence activist, was shot by police after a four-hour standoff, CBS2's Christine Sloan reports.
"Our thoughts are with the Paterson Healing Collective as they mourn the loss of a team member," the governor said.
Gov. Phil Murphy shared a message of condolence after a shooting by police turned deadly.
The trooper has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
It happened around 12:30 p.m. Friday near Mill and Ellison streets.
The New Jersey state trooper who was injured in a shooting early Thursday is out of the hospital, and the suspect is under arrest. CBS2's Alecia Reid has more on where that suspect was found and the charges he now faces.
A man was shot by police and killed in Paterson on Friday.
