Some at the rally condemned the lack of police officers who were local to Crown Heights and knew the community. “There has to be some sort of community engagement where they know the community,” Prince Mapp, who lives in Crown Heights, told the Guardian. Facebook Twitter Pinterest More than a thousand people in Crown Heights joined the family of Saheed Vassell for a memorial rally on Thursday. Photograph: Pacific Press / Barcroft ImagesPeople in Crown Heights questioned why police shot Vassell in the head and torso. The NYPD is yet to release the names of the officers who shot Vassell.

Source: The Guardian April 07, 2018 10:52 UTC