Heavilyarmed police and federal agents conducted searches there after a boston man was shot tuesday when terrorism investigators sought to question him. Usaama rahim, aged 26 of the roslindale section of boston was shot and killed after police say an officer and an fbi agent approached him at a bus stop and he came at them with this knife. Officials say Surveillance Video not released publicly showed what happened. We saw the video. It appears the Law Enforcement officers were backing away before they exercised deadly force. Reporter investigators tell nbc news they believe rahim was preparing to attack police in boston within the next few days. Radicalized, they say, by isisinspired social media. They say he had been under 24 hour a day surveillance for weeks. Within hours of the shooting investigators began looking for others they believe may have been in contact with rahim, searching locations in warwick, rhode island boston and nearby everett. I saw a line of what looked like swat
Suspengted terrorist gunned down today in boston. Investigators believe the 26yearold may have been part of an isis terror cell. Police say that when they approached rahim this morning for questioning, he turned suddenly pointing a large brack knife at him. The officers said he backed away ordered him to drop the weapon. He refused. They opened fire and hit him twice. They say they have the video to prove it but rahims brother, an imam tells a different story. He says his brother was waiting to go to work at a bus stop when police approached him and shot him three times in the back. Breaking newed outside of rahims apartment where a search is under way right now. Thats right, erin. Officers have been outside of his apartment all day long since the morning hours. Theyre now inside. We can see the tents set up on the back side of the apartment as investigators begin their search of his home. This is a man who police say was inspired by isis. They say he had recently used social media to
Home and his computers because they do believe he was radicalized online and accessing isis propaganda and other groups. Not clear if isis contacted him directly. We can tell you he was making threats to Police Officers on a level of alarm sufficient that authorities decided that they were going to question him today. So they moved in he was standing at a cvs and they approached him and the fbi chief said there was no arrest warrant or intension to arrest him and very surprised by his response and reaction when he took out the knife and came at both an fbi agent and a police officer. They repeatedly ordered him to drop the knife and he refused to do that and when they felt they were in danger that is when they opened fire. All of that was under investigation and it is unclear why he had the knife. And it was a sizable knife. And it was it inside it looks like it was on the outside. It was on the outside. And it is possible there could be video. Not only is there video, it is going to b
Just days after he was reelected. So why the United States what happened in the last few days that sent sepp blatter running. Good morning, welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im Christine Romans its wednesday, june 3rd. Its 4 00 a. M. In the east. Police have searched a home in rhode island. Law enforcement says both are connected to a home the fbi thinks was radicalized by isis. A man shot and killed by Boston Police on tuesday. Police say the 26yearold lunged at officers with a footlong knife. His family tells a different story. Deborah feyerick has the latest. Reporter john and christine, investigators from the task force have this man on surveillance because of what they describe as an alarming uptick in his activity. Now, he was being investigated for possible threats against police officers. Two members of the joint Terrorism Task force approached him only tuesday morning. They did not have their guns drawn. And were surprised when he turned and brandished a militarystyle kn
Agents had gone to question was shot dead after he reportedly came at officers with a knife. At least one additional suspect has been arrested. Authorities are trying to figure out whether or not others might have been connected. Nbcs tracie potts is live in washington for us this morning. Tracy, what is new this morning on this investigation . Well whats new is today theyll continue to try to make those connections and see if anyone else may have been involved in this. A senior Law Enforcement official tells nbc that the arrest that we saw after the suspect wkilled was, in fact, connected to the same terror investigation. Authorities tell us this man could face federal terrorism charges as soon as today. He was arrested in connection with the investigation of usaama rahim, officers shot and killed rahim in boston tuesday after they said he came after them with this knife. It was all caught on surveillance video. Its important that the public know that the officers approached this indi