Authorities released body camera footage depicting the shooting that killed Paterson, New Jersey violence intervention advocate Najee Seabrooks. Paterson Press. , Seabrooks emerged from the bathroom and “lunged toward the officers with a knife in his hand,” the Attorney General’s Office said. . Najee, stop this, I am your mother. His funeral was held at. It’s particularly painful to many that Seabrooks not only had survived street violence but had become a leader in trying to bring peace to the Silk City. Najee Seabrooks was only 31. Seabrooks' death sparked outrage in Paterson and multiple demonstrations and vigils took place in the days after his death. . NorthJersey. com reported that the violence intervention activist barricaded himself inside. Several protesters stomped on a mini motorcycle. However, since he has been actively involved in social justice, it is fully possible that Irving also wants justice and is using his influence to shed. Seabrooks was. March. Najee Seabrooks, 31, was fatally shot following a two-hour standoff inside his apartment on Mill Street. Najee Seabrooks was a violence intervention specialist. As anger grows in Paterson, the tone of demonstrations, peaceful to this point, is growing in intensity. I can give the cops on the scene the benefit of the doubt that they were following a protocol in that regard. Najee Seabrooks dedicated his life to reducing violence in his community. Five hours into the stan. J. On Friday, March 3, 2023, we witnessed the fatal result of the Paterson Police department’s stubbornness to allow the appropriate professionals to assist Najee Seabrooks. The fatal shooting remains under investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). A bill that would allow cities to create civilian complaint review boards was drafted in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020. Paterson Healing Collective is looking to raise thousands to help fund a scholarship and send aid to Seabrooks’ family. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY) Seabrooks’ death has spurred protests in Paterson and calls for reform across New Jersey. by Melanie VanDerveer Posted on March 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm. J. When the game was over, the players shook their heads. The state attorney general says Najee Seabrooks died March 3 after he lunged at police officers with a knife. The ceremony was held at the. I spoke with Liza Chowdhury, project director. PATERSON, N. The public meeting, planned for St. A Paterson community gathered Saturday to raise money in honor of an activist who worked to reduce gun violence. PATERSON — Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Najee Seabrooks on Saturday morning at a funeral for the 31-year-old man whom activists hailed as a peacemaker killed by gunfire from Paterson. NorthJersey. . Long accustomed to helping others in the mid-sized city 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of New York, Seabrooks’ co. ” Seabrooks’ responses to his mother were mostly inaudible on a police body camera video released by the New Jersey. J. 1:51. PATERSON — Long before Najee Seabrooks’ police-shooting death, Paterson had the Saulo Del Rosario case. J. Tim MacMahon: At Mavs shootaround, Kyrie Irving wore Ethics, the shoe brand founded by former NBA player Langston Galloway. New Jersey’s attorney general has released hours of police body cam video footage in the fatal officer shooting of a Paterson man. Paterson Police received a 911 call from a man apparently in distress. “I think that’s getting to him,” she said. Two officers fired, striking a man who was later identified by Paterson Healing Collective as Najee Seabrooks, who was known to help high-risk people. PATERSON, N. Then he was killed by police. Protesters call for action at a vigil for Najee Seabrooks, killed by Paterson police, at Hamilton Plaza in Paterson on Tuesday night. Others called for the creation of civilian complaint review boards to investigate allegations of misconduct by. Joseph's Regional Medical Center. Calls for an inquiry by the Department of Justice have risen since the March 3 shooting death of anti violence activist Najee Seabrooks by Paterson Police Department (PPD). Najee Seabrooks' mom could not coax him from bathroom standoff. “He called y’all for help. The city received the letter on April 4, according to the time stamp on it, and Paterson Press. yahoo. In his work with the Paterson Healing Collective, a hospital-based outreach program in the New Jersey city, he counseled high-risk victims of violent crime on their rights and how to heal from trauma. The. Najee Seabrooks, a violence intervention specialist, was killed by New Jersey police on March 3. The 31-year-old violence intervention specialist made that request to the four Paterson police. March 17, 2023 at 4:25 PM · 8 min read. According to the preliminary investigation, on Friday, March 3, 2023, at approximately. March 15, 2023 at 5:31 AM · 6 min read PATERSON — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office called for improvements in law enforcement encounters with people in mental health crisis in December. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY) Seabrooks’ death has spurred protests in Paterson and calls for reform across New Jersey. Joe Malinconico. Najee Seabrooks was said to be in a mental health crisis when he was killed during. PATERSON, N. — A coalition of community organizations is calling for federal authorities to investigate the police department in Paterson, New Jersey, after the fatal police shooting of. Joseph's Regional Medical Center. March 27, 2023: A man holds a poster of Najee Seabrooks at the annoucement by Attorney General Matt Platkin of the state takeover of the Paterson Police Department. The 31-year-old violence intervention specialist made that request to the four Paterson police. After a four-hour standoff, the elder Mr. March 7, 2023: Najee Seabrooks’ loved ones console each other at a vigil to protest the police killing of Seabrooks. "Najee, stop this. Three days after a four-hour standoff ended with police shooting violence interventionist Najee Seabrooks, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh didn’t answer any questions about the shooting when he appeared at an unrelated event Monday morning. PATERSON — In the final moments of Najee Seabrooks’ life, he wanted to talk to his mother. Najee Seabrooks, 31, was shot and killed by police officers in Paterson, N. By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz - March 27, 2023 4:40 pm. J. . 13:11. Najee, stop this, I am your mother. — More than four days after Najee Seabrooks was shot and killed by. My former colleague, photojournalist Amy Newman, and I were conducting interviews with members of. Najee Seabrooks was a violence intervention specialist. — More than four days after Najee Seabrooks was shot and killed by Paterson police during a mental health crisis, his loved ones expressed outrage at a vigil Tuesday evening in. Joseph's hospital president and a Newark-based social justice group question Paterson Police methods during Najee Seabrooks shooting death. Seabrooks was remembered. The civilian who died during the encounter has been identified as Najee Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson. Advocates and friends of Najee Seabrooks, the 31-year-old violence intervention specialist who was shot and killed in Paterson by police on March 3, continue their calls for reform. By Angelina Velasquez. The shooting on Friday came amid a standoff that lasted more than four hours between 31-year-old Najee Seabrooks and police in Paterson, New Jersey. 1:51. Hundreds of locals congregated in Paterson, New Jersey on Tuesday to demand justice for Najee Seabrooks, 31, a Black violence intervention activist killed by police Friday during a. The 31-year old Paterson violence intervention advocate was experiencing a mental health emergency, when police arrived at his Mill Street apartment on March 3. PATERSON — The city’s law department on Friday afternoon refused to make public extensive records from the fatal police shooting of Najee Seabrooks, including all 911 calls and body camera. J. News Bergen Passaic Sports HS Sports. Najee Seabrooks was experiencing a mental health crisis when he called the police for help. . Mike Kelly:Najee Seabrooks' death is a tragedy on so many levels. “Earlier this morning. That question is now being asked with new fury after officers shot and killed Najee Seabrooks Friday afternoon. Najee Seabrooks, a member of the violence intervention group the Paterson. 04. PATERSON — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office called for improvements in law enforcement encounters with people in mental health crisis in December 2020, almost 27 months before two Paterson police officers shot Najee Seabrooks. 0:00. . The Paterson Healing Collective holds a memorial walk and food distribution event in Paterson's 4th Ward on June 1, 2023, in honor of Najee Seabrooks, a member of PHC who was fatally shot by. NJ set to expand program that joins mental health teams with police. The tragic incident unfolded around 12:30 p. His funeral was held at Christian Fellowship Center. . The victim of the latest police shooting was Najee Seabrooks, who was 31 years old. (PIX11) — Friends, family and supporters of Najee Seabrooks marched up Market Street toward Paterson’s City Hall Tuesday evening. PATERSON — With a vigil, a rally and a march, more than 250 protesters expressed their outrage Tuesday night over the fatal police shooting of violence intervention specialist Najee. J. Seabrooks was in his own apartment and allegedly having a mental health crisis – he himself worked with an organization called the Paterson Healing Collective, and he called his colleagues – who work as community. PATERSON, NJ – A petition has been launched following the death of Najee Seabrooks, the Paterson man who was shot and killed during an encounter with members of the Paterson Police Department on. “Justice for Najee” chants were heard as his coffin was carried outside the funeral home on Saturday. PATERSON – Najee Seabrooks, a member of a Paterson violence intervention group, was fatally shot by a city police officer on Friday afternoon after a five-hour standoff while he was barricaded inside his home. Seabrooks was a member of the violence intervention organization, “Paterson Healing. Four hours of officer body camera footage was released Thursday in the police killing of Najee Seabrooks, a 31-year-old violence intervention activist, who was fatally shot in Paterson, N. PATERSON — On Tuesday night, more than 250 people gathered, marched and rallied to call for changes to the Paterson Police Department following the fatal police shooting of Najee Seabrooks. PATERSON — Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Najee Seabrooks on Saturday morning at a funeral for the 31-year-old man whom activists hailed as a peacemaker killed by gunfire from Paterson. Mayor Andre Sayegh and the Paterson City Council: The Paterson clergy community has been devastated by the loss of Najee Seabrooks, an important community leader with the Paterson Healing Collective in the effort to reduce gun violence in our neighborhoods and provide the necessary healing in our streets. Najee Seabrooks was only 31. When officers arrived, they encountered family members of Seabrooks. Paterson killing raises more questions about police and mental health calls. J. Najee Seabrooks. March 17, 2023 at 4:25 PM · 8 min read. Najee Seabrooks case full coverage: From the Paterson police shooting to the Platkin takeover. . J. Seabrooks surrendered. . The decedent has been identified as Najee Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson. The city’s refusal to release the video recordings seems to contradict the position Mayor Andre Sayegh took several weeks ago when he. They were upset about the death of Najee Seabrooks, a popular Paterson antiviolence activist whose work focused on. After high school, Najee's first world tour was with a band from New York City called “Area Code”. J. St. ” A still image taken from police body cam released in the Najee Seabrooks case showing moments when officers. Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson, was shot five hours after police responded to his home on March 3, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's. Joe Malinconico 3/6/2023. J. The unprecedented move comes less than a month after Paterson police killed Najee Seabrooks, a 31-year-old violence intervention activist, who was fatally shot during a mental health crisis. Joseph Moore bonded with Seabrooks over basketball back in middle school. Officers are heard saying multiple times to Seabrooks, “We just want to get you help. The 31-year-old violence intervention specialist made that request to the four Paterson police. The PHC remembered Najee Seabrooks as "our brother and our heartbeat" in a post on Friday. Police negotiated with him for several hours before they shot and killed him. Led by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, the groups sent the U. Luke Baptist Church on Thursday night for the first of several mental health and public safety community listening sessions with Attorney General Matt Platkin, one month after his office took over the city. The Paterson Healing Collective – a community violence intervention group that Mr. A Paterson community gathered Saturday to raise money in honor of an activist who worked to reduce gun violence. "He was ahead of everyone mentally," teammate Kevin Seabrook says. On March 15, Paterson police Sgt. The Paterson Healing Collective has been calling for major police reforms since the death of Najee Seabrooks, a PHC violence intervention specialist who was fatally shot by Paterson police on March 3 after an hours-long standoff after he barricaded himself in an apartment at 20 Mill St. . 03/07/2023. J. When Paterson police arrived at a Mill Street apartment in response to a mental health emergency earlier this month, body-camera recordings show their interactions with Najee Seabrooks —. . Activists seek body cam footage. PATERSON — In the final moments of Najee Seabrooks’ life, he wanted to talk to his mother. Mike Kelly:Najee Seabrooks' death is a tragedy on so many levels. By Christine Sloan, Ali Bauman Updated on: March 27, 2023 / 11:35 PM / CBS New York PATERSON, N. Najee Seabrooks, 31, was a violence intervention specialist with the Paterson Healing Collective. ABC News VideoPATERSON, N. ”. March 17, 2023 at 4:25 PM · 8 min read. Zellie Thomas, leader of Paterson Black Lives Mattert, and protesters demand justice for Najee Seabrooks outside the Paterson Public Safety Complex on Friday, March 10, 2023. Activists are calling for more transparency into the probe of his killing by Paterson police. A Paterson community gathered Saturday to raise money in honor of an activist who worked to reduce gun violence. Officers Anzore Tsay and Jose Hernandez opened fire, hitting Seabrooks, who doctors declared dead 16 minutes later at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center. Seabrooks, 31, had barricaded himself in a bathroom. 102. . at Seabrooks’ Paterson complex, where police say he was barricaded inside his apartment. -- Gov. Najee Seabrooks, 31, was shot and killed by police officers in Paterson, N. Najee Seabrooks was a violence intervention specialist. By Jean Semelfort. “Najee, I’m your mother. Del Rosario had not taken his seizure medication and was going through a mental. Seabrooks, 31, worked with Paterson Healing Collective, a hospital-led violence intervention program, which provides trauma-informed care to those who have experienced violence. A bill that would allow cities to create civilian complaint review boards was drafted in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in 2020. Najee Seabrooks. J. His office released more information about the shooting on Wednesday – one day after hundreds of. He was eventually sentenced to 45 years in. -- Gov. Seabrooks was remembered. in Paterson. Then, we go to Paterson, New Jersey, where less than a week ago, police killed violence interruptor Najee Seabrooks. The 31-year old Paterson violence intervention advocate was experiencing a mental health emergency, when police arrived at his Mill Street apartment on March 3. PATERSON — In the final moments of Najee Seabrooks’ life, he wanted to talk to his mother. Seabrooks made the call to police himself, according to 911 recordings, apparently afraid that he was in danger. PATERSON — Several dozen people protesting the fatal police shooting of Najee Seabrooks converged Friday night on a restaurant owned by one of the cops involved. Family and friends of Paterson, New Jersey anti-violence advocate Najee Seabrooks are demanding that police release bodycam footage of Seabrooks’ killing to his family. At just 31 years old, he was full of energy and full of life. Najee, stop this, I am your mother. Phil Murphy. Authorities on Thursday released body camera video from the fatal Paterson police shooting of Najee Seabrooks, a local anti-violence activist, who called 911 during an apparent mental health. Seabrooks was killed by officers on March 3, after he barricaded himself in an apartment bathroom while he he was having a mental health crisis. Markle on his podcast Friday as “f–king. com. In his work with the Paterson Healing Collective, a hospital-based outreach program in the New Jersey city, he counseled high-risk victims.