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Sayed Faisal, a 20-year-old, was shot by police in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Jan. 4; a community meeting Thursday transitioned into a protest, with attendees...

Following Shooting of Sayed Faisal, Protesters Question Investigation at City-Held Meeting | News | The Harvard Crimson

From a new report on the problems plaguing Boston's school bus system, to a Cambridge meeting to discuss last week’s fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old, here's what you need to know today.

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Sayed Faisal was shot Jan. 4 while advancing on officers with a knife, police said.

The rally outside Cambridge City Hall on Monday was organized by the Bangladesh Association of New England. Sayed Faisal, a student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, was shot while advancing on officers with a bladed weapon. The shooting is under investigation.

Dozens of people attended a rally at Cambridge City Hall Monday demanding justice in the deadly police shooting of a UMass Boston student in the city last week.

Several hundred protesters expressed anger and frustration, and demanded justice Monday for a Bangladeshi American college student who was shot and killed by police in the Boston suburb of Cambridge

The mayor of Cambridge addressed the death of 20-year-old Sayed Faisal, saying: "Where we go from here is challenging."