Paterson officers dissolved from criminal charges at Najee Seabrooks Shooting

A state -owned Grand jury rejected it to raise an indictment on March 3, 2023 in Paterson in Paterson in Paterson. The decision was announced. The decision was announced after the jury completed the consultations on March 17.

Seabrooks, a Paterson -based and violent interventionist with the Paterson Healing Collective, was shot by the officials Tsay and Jose Hernandez after an hour -long discussion in an apartment on Mill Street. The Office for public integrity and accountability examined the case and presented the Grand jury testimony, video recordings, ballistics reports and medical examination results.

According to the investigation, the police answered a call of 911 at 7:43 a.m., who reported a person in need. On arrival, the officials learned that Seabooks had locked themselves up in a bathroom with knives, was hallucinating and claimed people tried to kill him. Crisis negotiators and rescue workers tried to persuade him to arise for medical help.

After hours of negotiations, Seabrooks put a fire in the bathroom, threw objects against officers and refused to drop his weapons, the investigators said. Less than fatal measures were used, but could not subdue it. Around 12:35 p.m. he appeared with a knife from the bathroom and immersed in civil servants, causing Tsay and Hernandez to the fire. Seabrooks was transported to the regional medical center of Saint Joseph, where it was declared dead at 12:51 p.m.

The death of Seabrooks led to significant changes to Paterson's law enforcement guidelines, including nationwide revisions of the crisis reaction and the use of Force protocols.