Report: Agent Who Shot Tsarnaev’s Friend Had Troubled Past
” A new report claims the FBI agent who fatally shot a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has a troubled past that includes internal affair investigations.
The agent who shot and killed Ibragim Todashev in Florida once worked at the police department in Oakland, Calif. According to the Boston Globe, during his time there, he pleaded the fifth at a police corruption trial. He was also reportedly the subject of two police brutality lawsuits and four internal affairs investigations.
He retired from the department in 2004 at age 31 and was later hired by the FBI. The FBI and both Massachusetts and Florida officials have refused to identify the officer, citing concerns for his safety.”
It’s astounding that it took nearly a year after the killing for these details to come to light . How ofter do we hear of an officer being fired/retired for misbehavior/corruption only to be hired by some other law enforcement agency . Disgraceful .
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