Use of Force - Saheed Vassell

"Use of Force" is a sub-series of the podcast where we highlight one instance of NYPD use of lethal force over the past decade along the route we're walking for the week. The name refers to the Use of Force reports the NYPD generates each year where descriptions of these events are compiled. This week we discuss the 2018 death of Saheed Vassell, 34. Vassell was shot by police after calls went to 911 saying he was brandishing a firearm when he was not. For more information including a mapping of lethal force in New York over the past decade, visit:  

 

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