Farhad Jabbari was able to move his cuffed arms from behind his back to the front of his body as he was sitting in the back of a Saginaw Township police cruiser, police said. When two officers apparently tried to recuff him, something happened. Jabbari was killed and an officer shot, but who shot the police officer, or why Jabbari was killed, weren't immediately released.
Victim's Name: Farhad Jabbari
Agency Responsible: Saginaw Township Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: Asian
Date of Death: July 19, 2017
County: Saginaw
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2791
Geography: Suburban