Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Sayed Faisal

Gender : Male

Age : 20

Race : Middle Eastern

Date : 01/04/2023

Location : Chestnut Street

City : Cambridge

County : Middlesex

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Cambridge PD

Officer(s) :Liam McMahon

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cambridge PD were called to a mental health crisis where a man had jumped out of the window with a knife, was cutting himself and had broken glass. He fled and police fired a sponge round and then he was shot and killed.No officers were charged. The shooter officer, Liam McMahon, was cleared by a judge.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/10/editorial-faisal-police-mental-health/

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/02/24/independent-investigation-begins-in-fatal-cambridge-police-shooting

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/man-armed-machete-shot-killed-cambridge-police-officer/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/deadly-cambridge-police-shooting-of-college-student-sayed-faisal-was-justified-judge-rules/45460584