Man Shot 5 Times by Rahway, NJ Police.

Saturday, November 6th, I attended a rally to hold Rahway New Jersey police officers accountable for shooting Fritz Louissaint 5 times when trying to arrest him. Fritz according to witnesses was unarmed. So far the police have not produced a weapon or the video they claim will show the shooting was justifiable. Read story below.

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On April 16th 2010 a frail, unarmed and mentally challenged Haitian American man name Fritz Louissaint was shot 5 times at close range by Rahway Police Officers Sgt. Anthony DeCarlo and Edward O’Donnell. Fritz Louissaint survived the attempt on his life. He is now recovering in the Union County Jail on a nine count indictment for crimes he did not commit. The police assert Mr. Louissaint attacked them with a long harpoon like knife, an account that eyewitnesses strongly refute. Rahway's Mayor James Kennedy is quoted as saying, “I saw the videotape of the whole incident that was captured on the police cruisers video cam showing Mr. Louissaint with his hand over his head, like in the movie Psycho, and then he lunged at them. However, as November 9, 2010, the department has not released the videotape. The mayor’s statement damages Mr. Louissaint’s right to due process because candidates for the potential grand jury may be influenced by his judgment and not maintain the neutrality needed for a fair review of the charges and evidence. The Justice for Fritz Louissaint Campaign encourages everyone who stands for liberty, justice and the pursuit of happiness to write a letter or phone U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman and request the Justice Department to intervene in the Fritz Louissaint case. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman Newark U.S. Attorney's Office 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Ph (973) 645- 2700 Fax (973) 645-2702 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Criminal Section, PHB Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20530 Ph (202) 514-3204 Fax (202) 514-8336

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About Michael T. McPhearson

Currently Michael is executive director of Veterans For Peace and co-chair of the Don't Shoot Coalition, A Saint Louis based coalition that formed in the aftermath of Michael Brown's police killing death in Ferguson, MO. From August 2010 to September 2013, Michael worked as the National Coordinator with United For Peace and Justice. He is a former board member of Veterans For Peace and as well as Executive Director from 2005 to 2010. He works closely with the Newark based People’s Organization for Progress and the Saint Louis centered Organization for Black Struggle. Michel also publishes the Mcphearsonreport.org expressing his views on war and peace, politics, human rights, race and other things. Michael also launched Reclaimthedream.org website as an effort to change the discourse and ignite a new conversation about Dr. Martin Luther King’s message and what it means to live in just and peaceful communities.