On January 15, 2020, 19-year-old Mubarak Mubi Soulemane was fatally shot by a Connecticut State Trooper after a high-speed chase that began in Norwalk and ended under a highway overpass in West Haven. Reports say the pursuit followed an incident at an AT&T store where Soulemane allegedly threatened people with a knife and then carjacked a vehicle. The stolen car was boxed in on Interstate 95 by state troopers and West Haven officers.

According to accounts of the scene, a West Haven officer broke the passenger-side window and a trooper tried to deploy a taser. State Trooper Brian North then fired seven rounds through the driver’s-side window, striking Soulemane, who was inside with a knife. The state Inspector General concluded North’s use of deadly force was not justified, finding no one was in imminent danger of death or serious injury from a knife attack. North was arrested and charged with first-degree manslaughter with a firearm; a jury later returned a not guilty verdict. The Soulemane family has pursued civil litigation related to his death.

If anyone witnessed the chase, the stop under the overpass, or had recent contact with Mubarak Soulemane, can you share what you remember?