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On Anniversary Of George Floyd’s Death, Families Of Men Killed By Boston Police Demand Cases Be Reopened Hope Coleman, 65, the mother of Terrence Coleman, and Carla Sheffield, 56, the mother of Burrell Ramsey-White, at a rally at Franklin Park in Roxbury, Tuesday. May 25, 2021 Tori Bedford / GBH News The families of five young men who died following altercations with Boston Police — Usaama Rahim, Terrence Coleman, Burrell Ramsey-White, Ross Batista and Juston Root — gathered at Franklin Park in Roxbury Tuesday to demand that the deaths be investigated, and that the cases be re...

In early 2020, Juston Root’s condition was deteriorating. Diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder as a young adult, the 41-year-old wasn’t taking his medicine, and those around him were concerned. His family felt that he should be civilly committed. His psychiatrist described him as “actively psychotic with poor self care,” according to a Jan. 6, 2020 evaluation. “He is not at acute risk and cannot be hospitalized against his will at this time but given his history we believe hospitalization is very likely.” On a brisk, damp morning one month later, Root drove himself to Brigham a...