A string of police shootings and abuse in Paterson, N.J., led the state attorney general to seize control of the department.
Tag: Seabrooks, Najee (d 2023)
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Police Pleaded for Hours With a N.J. Man in Crisis. Then They Shot Him
New Jersey’s attorney general said that the man, Najee Seabrooks, tried to attack Paterson officers with a knife. They fatally shot him, renewing criticism of using armed officers to deal with people in distress.