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⚠️CONTENT WARNING: contains graphic (censored) footage ⚠️⁠ Win Rozario, a 19-year-old Bangladeshi from Queens, was fatally shot by New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers during a mental health crisis despite pleas from his mother. ⁠ ⁠ Rozario’s family demanded the immediate firing and prosecution of the officers involved. They said the video “makes it clear that Win should be alive” but the police “created a crisis and killed him in cold blood.” The teen’s death has reignited calls for change, with organizations advocating for changes in the mental health response system to prioritize care over policing. ⁠ ⁠ The state attorney general’s office has initiated an investigation into the incident. Meanwhile, the officers involved have been put on “modified assignment,” which entails their continued employment but without carrying firearms or shields. NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell has defended the officers’ actions. The department affirmed its full cooperation with the investigati...

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