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A prosecutor has told a jury that a Connecticut state trooper’s fatal shooting of the 19-year-old man who had just crashed a stolen car following a high-speed chase was “overkill”

The question jurors will need to answer is whether North was justified in shooting Mubarak Soulemane, who had a history of mental illness.

The defense will call their final two witnesses Tuesday in the trial for Connecticut State Trooper Brian North, who faces a manslaughter charge in the 2020 shooting death of a 19-year-old man.

The defense attorneys for Connecticut State Police Trooper Brian North rested their case on Tuesday after calling their final two witnesses.

The consultants had previously produced reports that concluded Trooper Brian North acted "reasonably" in shooting Mubarak Soulemane.

A Connecticut state trooper who shot a 19-year-old man to death in a stolen car in 2020 testified in his defense Friday that he believed he had to open fire...

A Connecticut state trooper who shot a 19-year-old man to death in a stolen car in 2020 testified in his defense Friday that he believed he had to open fire because the man was armed with a knife and ...

Jury selection has begun for the trial of a Connecticut state trooper who fired seven gunshots into a stopped car in 2020 and killed a 19-year-old man. Trooper Brian North has pleaded not guilty to first-degree manslaughter with a firearm in the death of Mubarak Soulemane in West Haven. Jury selection started Wednesday in Milford. North told investigators he opened fire into the driver’s window because Soulemane threatened other officers outside the car with a knife. But the state inspecto...

A Connecticut state trooper who killed a 19-year-old man while firing seven gunshots into a stopped car in 2020 is set to stand trial for manslaughter. Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of T...