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June 9, 2015

Questions Remain After Video of Boston Shooting Released 
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Officials in Boston, Massachusetts have released surveillance video of a
Boston police officer and FBI agent fatally shooting Usaama Rahim last
week. Authorities say they had been monitoring Rahim as part of a
terrorism probe when they overheard him talking about beheading an
officer. They say he lunged at officers with a knife. Boston Police
Commissioner William Evans said the video supports that account.

William Evans: "You know there's questions asked about why didn't the
officers use any other force. This guy had a malicious intent and our
officers were really faced with that, both the FBI and the Boston...and
the video will speak for itself."

But Rahim's family has disputed the police version, saying the video
shows Rahim was not the initial aggressor. The grainy video makes it
difficult to tell what happened or even whether Rahim has a knife.

 

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