NYC Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Man on Anniversary of MLK Assassination

NYC Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Man on Anniversary of MLK Assassination Another incident of a disproportionate police response sadly made headlines on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and the story continued to unfold Thursday morning when news began to circulate that NYC police officers fatally shot a man holding a pipe. Speaking to the press, NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan indicated that ten rounds were fired, three of the four involved officers were not in uniform and that none of the officers were wearing body cameras. It is believed that the victim, Saheed Vassel, suffered from bipolar disorder....