violence interventionist

Najee Seabrooks was a Paterson violence intervention activist who was killed by Paterson police officers on Friday, March 3rd. Najee was having a mental health crisis when police arrived at his home. The police presence turned his health crisis into a 5-hour standoff. Family and friends begged police to let them talk to Najee to help resolve the situation themselves. Police [...]

Najee Seabrooks| Paterson Non-Violence Activist Shot Dead In Police Standoff Was Clearly In Crisis: Advocates Publication: South Passaic Daily Voice Author: Jerry DeMarco Date: March, 4, 2023 Summary: - The shooting death of a Paterson non-violence activist following a five-hour barricaded standoff with city police has a pained, shaken and angry community demanding answers. - Officers initially responded to a report [...]