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Grand jury clears Paterson police in Najee Seabrooks killing

Seabrooks was experiencing a mental health crisis when police shot him in March 2023

03/18/2025

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Grand jury clears Paterson police in Najee Seabrooks killing

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Seabrooks was experiencing a mental health crisis when police shot him in March 2023

A state grand jury declined to pursue criminal charges against the Paterson police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Najee Seabrooks after a standoff in March 2023. The 31-year-old Seabrooks was experiencing a mental health crisis when he called police to his apartment.

03/18/2025

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