Najee Seabrooks (2023)
Overview
On March 3, 2023, Seabrooks called the Paterson New Jersey Police Department several times, claiming that someone was threatening to kill him.[1]
Officers made contact with Seabrooks in an apartment, and he admitted that he was armed with a gun and knives. Over the next several hours, Seabrooks flooded his bathroom and set a fire.[1] Members of the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) also responded.[2]
When Seabrooks once opened the door, officers Hector Mendez, Qiad Lin, and Mario Vdovjak fired 15 less-lethal projectiles at him.[2] Seabrooks asked to speak with his mother, and officers offered to take him to her. Seabrooks exited the bathroom while carrying a knife. ERT officer Anzore Tsay and Jose Hernandez Officers fired, striking Seabrooks.[2] Seabrooks died at the hospital.[1]
The state Attorney General's office opened an investigation as required under a 2019 state law.[1]
Video
Parts of the incident were captured on 7 officers' body-worn cameras.[1]
Press Conference to Update Media on Paterson Police Department, 2027-03-27
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Mike Catalini, Bodycam Video Shows Tense Standoff Before NJ Police Shooting of Peace Activist, NBC New York, 2023-03-17
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 UPDATE: Attorney General’s Office Releases The Identities of the Decedent and Officers in the Police-Involved Shooting in Paterson, Attorney General, 2023-03-08
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