Morning Updates: Related arrest in Roslindale shooting, Sox owner says team playing like ‘bleep’
Good morning, Boston. Here are the stories you need to know for the day ahead.
Man under 24-hour surveillance shot and killed by police: “Before an FBI agent and Boston police officer shot and killed him Tuesday morning outside a Roslindale CVS, [26-year-old Usaama Rahim] was being watched 24 hours a day by an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. … [Police commissioner Bill] Evans said as members of the task force, without their guns drawn, attempted to question Rahim in the parking lot, Rahim pulled out a large knife and moved toward them in a threatening manner.’’ (Boston.com) The man was not a regular at local Islamic society: “However, what we do know for certain is that he neither regularly prayed at the center nor volunteered nor served in any leadership positions,’’ said Yusufi Vali, the society’s executive director. (Boston.com)
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Related arrest made: “On Tuesday night, David Wright of Everett was arrested on federal charges in connection with the morning’s shooting, according to Christina DiIorio-Sterling, a spokeswoman for the US attorney’s office. She declined to provide details of the charges, saying they would be filed Wednesday in court. However, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the situation said the charges will relate to an alleged plot to kill a law enforcement member.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Played like what, exactly? John Henry, owner of the Red Sox (and Boston.com), said the season has been “painful’’ so far. “I wouldn’t be supportive if I was a fan watching these games. These games, some of these games, have been abysmal. We have played like bleep.’’ Still, there won’t be “drastic’’ changes coming for the team, he said. (Boston.com)
Law enforcement leader trashes the war on drugs: “I think the war on drugs was a flaming, dare I say, joke, frankly,’’ said Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins. “By putting all of these folks into jail with the idea that they’re going to get the big kingpins, it’s just done a disservice to our nation.’’ (State House News Service, via The Berkshire Eagle)
How Russia turned online trolling into a mass propaganda: “While other workers churned out blandly pro-Kremlin comments, her department created appealing online characters who were supposed to stand out from the horde. … One alter ego was a fortuneteller named Cantadora. The spirit world offered Cantadora insight into relationships, weight loss, feng shui — and, occasionally, geopolitics. Energies she discerned in the universe invariably showed that its arc bent toward Russia. She foretold glory for Vladimir Putin, defeat for Barack Obama and Petro Poroshenko. The point was to weave propaganda seamlessly into what appeared to be the nonpolitical musings of an everyday person.’’ (The New York Times Magazine)
The Goodbye: This adorable bunny from Natick is becoming a worldwide celebrity. (Boston.com)
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