A number of local groups are watching the situation closely as the investigation continues into a police shooting incident in St. John’s that left one man dead.
Thirty-eight-year Omar Abdul Gassim Mohammed died in the incident on Thursday, June 8 at Regatta Plaza, and an RNC officer was sent to hospital and treated for injuries.
SIRT-NL is investigating, and to-date, little information has been released on the incident.
SIRT-NL had previously indicated it was still in the process of notifying next-of-kin.
Sobia Shaikh with the Anti-Racism Coalition says the lack of information, including official confirmation on the identity of the deceased is very concerning.
She says they don’t understand how there is no next-of-kin information for somebody who has had contact with the police, court system, social services and immigration.
Precious Familusi of Black Lives Matter NL says the lack of information creates fear in the community.
He says people want to know what happened and why, and a lack of information creates greater uncertainty in the community.