Brother of Man Shot in Roslindale: He was 'Shot in the Back Three Times'

Online alerts are reporting that the brother of the man reportedly shot and killed by members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force is Roslindale this morning has taken to Facebook to challenge media reports and ask for prayers after his brother died.

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Imam Ibrahim Rahim noted in the post that his younger brother, Usaama Rahim, was shot this morning while waiting for a bus to get to work. He later died at the hospital.

“He was confronted by three Boston Police officers and subsequently shot in the back three times,” according to the post. “He was on his cell phone with my dear father during the confrontation needing a witness. His last words to my father who heard the shots were: “I can’t breathe!’”

Ibrahim Rahim requested his friends pray for his brother.

“From Allah we come, and to Allah we return,” according to the post.

A few hours later on Twitter, Ibrahim Rahim stated:

“We are deeply grieved by the loss of Usaamah. We understand the need 4 info, but ask that the press 2 give us time to grieve as a family.”

He added that once they have had time to grieve, the family would make a formal statement.

There are reports that the FBI and Mass. State Police may be in Everett searching an apartment there that may be connected to the incident. Here’s a picture of the knife, a machete, that was allegedly pulled on police.

Nothing official has been posted to the Boston Police Department’s website but news alerts are stating that there may be a press conference about the incident around 3 p.m.

Many in the Muslim community are already taking to Twitter questioning whether or not Usaama Rahim should have been given due process with some likening the shooting to an execution. One poster offered a promotional graphic for an ACLU meeting on June 6, at the Islamic Society of Boston in Cambridge to discuss what people’s rights are when approached by law enforcement or the FBI.