As Twitchy reported this morning, a suspect under surveillance by the FBI and the Boston Police Department’s anti-terror task force was shot and killed when he reportedly pulled out a “military style knife” when confronted.
Here's the "military style" knife police say Usaama Rahim brandished to police this morning in Boston. pic.twitter.com/EeOS7733ZO
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) June 2, 2015
Authorities say #UsaamaRahim was radicalized by #ISIS & waving this knife before being shot by police. Latest 8p @CNN pic.twitter.com/IRmLmnX6P9
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) June 2, 2015
Sources: Joint Terrorism Task Force had other individuals in the area under surveillance in addition to Usaama Rahim: http://t.co/pS2AT3oJkL
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) June 2, 2015
Fox 25 News Boston reports that law enforcement officials say they have surveillance video that shows Usaama Rahim pulling a knife. Rahim was under 24-hour surveillance by the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Fox 25 further reports that law enforcement today had blocked off a street in Everett and had established a third crime scene in Rhode Island possibly connected to the case.
Muslim leaders from Boston area say they are saddened by the shooting of Usaama Rahim and plan to view surveillance video tomorrow #wcvb
— Karen Anderson (@karenreports) June 2, 2015
@karenreports @WCVB Oh gee….they're saddened, huh? Sad because he failed? Mayhem wasn't accomplished? #TheyKnew #TheyWillLie
— janeybird13 (@janeybird13) June 2, 2015
@karenreports @KathyReports props to the FBI and the police.
— ELLA Shiba Diva (@coldgansett) June 2, 2015
Call it another facet of the “Ferguson Effect” if you like, but tweeters immediately expressed their suspicions about the shooting, classifying it as murder.
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MANY unanswered questions in the murder of Usaama Rahim by Boston Police and FBI.
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) June 2, 2015
Law enforcement is saying this is a terrorism related case. Did Usaama Rahim deserve due process in a court of law or public execution?
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) June 2, 2015
The flimsy excuse that #UsaamaRahim was killed in a "terrorism investigation" offers neither clarity nor condolence. It is still murder.
— salt, fat, acid, yeet (@hermit_hwarang) June 2, 2015
They shot him in the back. If the knife was his how did he pose such a threat facing away from them he had to be shot? #UsaamaRahim
— salt, fat, acid, yeet (@hermit_hwarang) June 2, 2015
black Muslim man killed by cops in Boston and we witness the double burden of racism and Islamophobia #UsaamaRahim
— Ramah Kudaimi (@ramahkudaimi) June 2, 2015
Questions to ask about #UsaamaRahim's death: If they wanted to question him, was there a more discreet way to do so? via @BinHamidAli
— Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) June 2, 2015
Questions to ask about #UsaamaRahim's death: If it was necessary to shoot him, why was he shot in the back? via @BinHamidAli
— Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) June 2, 2015
You no longer need to be an expert to know that every week a US police officer will kill a man, most likely of color #UsaamaRahim
— Hajer Naili (@H_NAILI) June 2, 2015
Many people are investigated for being Black, or Muslim, or both. They are saying it as if it means something. It doesn't. #UsaamaRahim
— salt, fat, acid, yeet (@hermit_hwarang) June 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/605814933255655424
The shooting of #UsaamaRahim goes to show the double edged sword of being a Muslim Black man in US. FBI entraps, Police kills. #Islamophobia
— AbdulBasit Syed (@AB_Syed) June 2, 2015
Media is getting fancy af with the lies, killed a Muslim man for allegedly being part of ISIS, ask for proof everyones quiet #UsaamaRahim
— World (@Dun___Dun) June 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/STLAbuBadu/status/605852502139899907
Racist cowards harass & shoot another black man i/t back on way to work #UsaamaRahim #boston #BlackLivesMatter #blackspring #BostonShooting
— aafsec Malcolm Garvy (@aafsec) June 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/rahim_imam/status/605728249059024896
@rahim_imam Translation: Usaama was waiving around a machete at police like a crazy lunatic. But, you know, racism and stuff.
— DrRustyShackleford (@mypetjawa) June 2, 2015
.@bostonpolice say video capturing today's Joint Terrorism Task Force involved shooting will be released after shown to community leaders.
— Robert Goulston (@rgoulston) June 2, 2015