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Gunned down by NYPD while seeking care, Jabez is now being doubly punished with criminal charges while recovering from multiple gunshot wounds New York, NY– Following the video arraignment of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty, who was shot by NYPD Officers on January 26, Julie Chakraborty, the mother of Jabez Chakraborty, issued a statement from his family:…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, February 4, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTS: communications@drumnyc.org Chakraborty Family Calls for Non-police Responses to Medical Needs After 911 call and Body-Camera Footage of 22-Year Old Shot are Released  New York, NY: Last night, NYPD released bodyworn camera (BWC) footage of Officer Tyree White shooting 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty in his home in front of his…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, January 30, 2026 MEDIA CONTACTS: communications@drumnyc.org Family of Bangladeshi 22-Year-Old Shot by NYPD when Seeking Medical Care Outraged by Officers’ Violence and Mistreatment In response to the brutal NYPD shooting of 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty on Monday and ongoing NYPD mistreatment, the Chakraborty family issued the following statement: We are shocked and outraged by…

DRUM’s Summer Youth Organizing Institute is a six week long internship for South Asian and Indo-Caribbean youth ages 14 – 21 years. Young people learn about issues that impact their communities from racial, immigrant, education, gender, and worker justice. Through interactive political education workshops, participants begin connecting their lived experiences and struggles to systems of…