On Tuesday morning, Usaama Rahim was being followed by the Joint Terrorism Task Force was shot and fatally wounded by a Boston police officer and an FBI agent.

According to Imam Ibrahim Rahim (Imam of Oakland’s Lighthouse Mosque):-

“This morning while at the bus stop in Boston, my youngest brother Usaama Rahim was waiting for the bus to go to his job. He was confronted by three Boston Police officers and subsequently shot in the back three times. He was on his cell phone with my dear father during the confrontation needing a witness. His last words to my father who heard the shots were: I can’t breathe! While at the hospital, Usaama Rahim died! From Allah we come, and to Allah we return.”

According to Boston police and FBI, Usaama was carrying a ‘military-style knife’. Authorities would not disclose why the terrorism task force was following him.

“Usaama Rahim was murdered this morning by the Boston PD (The brother of Oakland’s Lighthouse Mosque Imam Ibrahim Rahim) and instantly the media recycles the FBI narrative that he was under investigation as a “terror-suspect.” The FBI would say that and has said that about any American Muslim they murder because we are all ‘under surveillance.’ Almost 500 police murders in this country in 2015, what a racist and disgusting place this is.”

- Dustin Craun (founder Editor-in-Chief at Ummah Wide)

Unasnwered questions:

We learned this morning of the murder of Usaama Rahim, a Black Muslim brother from Boston. He was shot by Boston Police and FBI. Before you post the media’s perspective or government’s - there are many unanswered questions. They have added a national security component to divide and conquer the movement. At the end of the day, a Black man was shot on a bus stop on his way to work and we should treat this like any other case of police violence. All we want is answers to our questions. ‪#‎StayWoke‬
Law enforcement says he was under surveillance (being monitored).

1) how long was he being monitored, 2) what was the basis of the monitoring, 3) what supervisory approval was their for the monitoring, 4) the duration of it, 5) which law enforcement agency set it up, 6) where else did the surveillance lead them that day?

The last question I ask is because of how early this was. Did he go somewhere for Fajr? Did they surveil a place of worship?

The CVS:

1) What prompted them to go to the CVS, 2) was there a reported threat, 3) what law enforcement agencies made up the JTTF (Join Terrorism Task Force), 4) which agency is in charge on site - as in, whose operation is this, 5) who attempted to “speak” with him, locals, Feds, or both.

The actual shooting:

According to the family, he was shot 3 times in the back while on a bus stop going to work. He was on the phone with his father who heard the shots. Last words from Usaama were “I can’t breathe.”

1) Law enforcement says he was brandishing a military knife and came towards them. If its true that he was shot in the back, then this makes no sense.
2) If he was on the phone with his father, was it handheld, headset? Were his hands even free?
3) Is this common counter-terrorism practice? You just stroll up to someone on a bus stop or in front of a CVS to question him? That’s what law enforcement is saying they did.
MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, and like all those we demand justice for - this family demands answers. ‪#‎Justice4Usaama‬

- Linda Sarsour (Executive Director of the Arab-American Association)