JUSTICE FOR FAISAL: AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY IN CAMBRIDGE

• Faisal was experiencing a mental health crisis, and a 911 call was placed hoping Faisal will be helped. Instead, the police chased and shot Faisal. 

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• Faisal possessed no firearms, and ​4 to 5 CPD officers were present on scene.

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• According to a witness interview, Faisal did not approach the officers prior to the shooting. 

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• Available CCTV footage shows that Faisal was harming only himself with a knife and posed no threat to anybody else. CPD has failed to provide a reasonable explanation for the use of lethal force.   ​

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• CPD refuses to release the names of the officers involved in the shooting.

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• CPD placed the officer who shot Faisal on paid leave.