CRIME & LAW

Assata Shakur, Black Liberation Army member convicted of killing a state trooper, dies at 78

Assata Shakur, a prominent Black liberation activist and American fugitive convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, has died in Havana at the age of 78. Shakur escaped to Cuba over 45 years ago and lived there as a political refugee. Her death was attributed to health ailments and old age. The family of the slain trooper expressed a measure of closure but acknowledged the ongoing pain of their loss. Shakur maintained her innocence throughout her life, claiming an unfair trial.

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