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CBS News
15 hours ago
- CBS News
Baltimore's "arrabing" community reflects on police shooting that left man dead
Bilal "BJ" Abdullah Jr., who was shot and killed by Baltimore police on Tuesday, June 17, was a known "arraber," selling produce on a horse-drawn cart in the city, according to community members. Abdullah allegedly shot a veteran police officer in the foot as three officers opened fire on him, according to a preliminary report from the Maryland Attorney General's Office. Abdullah, who was shot in the exchange of gunfire, was pronounced dead at the hospital. "When we all stopped arabbing, BJ kept going. He kept it going," said Marqueatia "Weedy" Watters. "He kept the name going. Like, he kept it going." Bilal "BJ" Abdullah Jr., who was shot and killed by Baltimore police on Tuesday, June 17, was a known "arraber," selling produce on a horse-drawn cart in the city, according to community members. Stable Baltimore Watters said she worked as an arabber for Abdullah's family, who owned several horses. "I tell you what, if (BJ) love you, he gonna go against anything for you, "Watters said. "He don't care. He gonna be right there for you. He don't care, every step of the way." Attorney General's initial report As officers were patrolling Baltimore's Upton community, they saw a man whom they believed was armed, according to charging documents. The man was wearing a crossbow bag on his back when police attempted to stop him near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street. He reportedly led officers on a chase, and during a struggle, shot an officer in the foot, according to police. Bilal "BJ" Abdullah Jr., who was shot and killed by Baltimore police on Tuesday, June 17, was a known "arraber," selling produce on a horse-drawn cart in the city, according to community members. Stable Baltimore Police said that as an officer grabbed the man, a gunshot was fired, which prompted the officers to take cover. That's when the man allegedly pointed a gun at the three officers, who shot the man. The officer is recovering after he was released from the hospital following surgery, police said. "A man ran from officers, and a brief truffle ensued," Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said. "At some point, the male broke away, multiple officers returned fire, striking the man." Video shows community reaction Video shows the intense moments between neighbors and police moments after the shooting. WJZ returned to the neighborhood where neighbors were tight-lipped but were visibly angry. "I can tell you, he will be missed," a neighbor said. "The AG's office says that BPD will be releasing body camera footage by its policies. What is an arabber? Arabbing has a long history in Baltimore as a source of fresh produce in food deserts across the city. An arabber is a street vendor who sells fruits and vegetables from a horse-drawn cart. They used to be common in cities along the U.S. East Coast. Bilal "BJ" Abdullah Jr., who was shot and killed by Baltimore police on Tuesday, June 17, was a known "arraber," selling produce on a horse-drawn cart in the city, according to community members. Stable Baltimore However, arabbers are working to stay active on the streets of Baltimore. Holden Warren, the former president of Baltimore's Arabber Preservation Society and co-founder of Stable Baltimore, a nonprofit dedicated to healing and horse culture, said he was working with Bilal "BJ" Abdullah Jr. to revive arabbing. "He was one of the last real hardcore arabbers that was still doing it, about four or five years ago, meaning he had daily routes," Warren said. "He had customers along those routes, and the routes went all over the city."
National News
26-04-2025
- Business
- National News
Monday, April 28, 2025
Time. Topic 10:00 Minister of Labor, Mohammad Haidar, chairs a meeting at his office in the Ministry to continue discussions about the Wage Index Committee on ways to improve salaries and wages for workers in the private sector 10:30. A session of the Committee on Public Health, Labor, and Social Affairs, chaired by MP Bilal Abdullah, will be held at the office building, 5th floor, Room 515 12:00. Members of the French Senate — Étienne Blanc, Loïc Hervé, and Gisèle Jourda — will hold a meeting with the Lebanese Parliamentary Friendship Committee with the French Senate, chaired by MP Michel Moussa, and the Lebanese Parliamentary Friendship Committee with the French National Assembly, chaired by MP Simon Abi Ramia. The meeting will be attended by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Committee, MP Fadi Alameh, and will take place at the Human Rights Committee Hall, within the Office Building of Members of Parliament, 2nd Floor, Room 201 ==============
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Syria security forces disperse rival protests in Damascus
Syrian security forces on Sunday fired in the air to disperse rival protests after pro-government demonstrators clashed with a gathering mourning dead civilians, following the reported mass killings of Alawites. The incident came after deadly violence in Syria's Alawite heartland that saw hundreds killed, according to a war monitor, in attacks targeting the religious minority or in clashes between security forces and armed groups loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad. Activists had called for a silent protest in Damascus "to mourn the souls of the civilians and the martyrs among the security forces". Dozens gathered for the demonstration, some raising signs saying "Syrian lives are not cheap", before they were confronted by counter-protesters who chanted anti-Alawite slogans and called for a "Sunni Muslim state". About 200 protesters had gathered in total on both sides, AFP journalists said. Physical altercations broke out between the demonstrators, before security forces intervened and dispersed them, firing gunshots into the air. "We were slaughtered for 14 years and we didn't hear a word from you," one of the counter-protesters was heard shouting before the demonstrations broke up. A woman from the original demonstration responded, calling on them to settle "your score with Assad, we have nothing to do with his crimes". Bilal Abdullah, 37, said he joined that demonstration "to mourn the souls of the martyrs among the general security and the army, as well as the civilians who were killed recently on the coast and in the countryside". Clashes erupted on Thursday between the new security forces and gunmen loyal to Assad, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday reporting 231 members of the security forces and 250 pro-Assad fighters killed. The Observatory also said security forces and allied groups killed 830 Alawite civilians in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus. The violence is the fiercest since Islamist-led rebels toppled Assad on December 8 following a lightning offensive. bur/jsa/it
