On January 4, 2023, Sayed Faisel, a 20-year-old Bangladeshi American student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, was shot and killed by a Cambridge Police Department officer Liam McMahon. Cambridge police had responded to a report alleging that Faisel had jumped out of an apartment window with a knife. They also alleged that after a foot chase, Faisal moved towards officers with a knife. After one officer- Robert Colbert- shot Faisel with nonlethal sponge round that didn't stop him, McMahon shot him.[1]

The Cambridge Police Department was criticized by counter-protesters for the killing as an alleged act of police brutality, Islamophobia and racism. Counter-protesters and Faisel's family also called the explanation given by police into question, calling for more transparency and police reformation.[2] The Cambridge police officer who shot Faisel was ruled by a Massachusetts judge on October 5, 2023, that they would not be prosecuted and that the shooting was justified.[3]

People involved

  • Sayed Faisal was a 20-year-old student attending the University of Massachusetts Boston.
  • Liam McMahon had been a police officer within the Cambridge Police Department since 2015
  • Robert Colbert[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dwyer, Dialynn (2023-01-10). "What we know about the fatal Cambridge police shooting of a 20-year-old UMass student". Boston.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ↑ "After Fatal Shooting of Sayed Faisal, Cambridge Residents Seek Answers at City Council Meeting | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ↑ Tenser, Phil (2023-10-05). "Deadly police shooting of college student was justified, judge rules". WCVB. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  4. ↑ "Cambridge officer will not be prosecuted in shooting of Sayed Faisal". GBH. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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