Sassie Smith’s husband, Takar, was fatally shot by the Los Angeles police while he was having a mental health crisis: ‘I won’t let this get swept under the rug’ Sassie Smith had run out of options. On ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Family and friends honored Takar Smith Saturday, more than a month after he was shot and killed by Los Angeles police. Shameka Smith had contacted police earlier in the day on ...

The family of a man shot and killed by Los Angeles police officers said Friday that they plan to file a lawsuit, contending his slaying was unjustified. Takar Smith’s family and their lawyer said the ...

"They need to be in jail because they was not supposed to kill my husband." Takar Smith's widow is calling for justice in the fatal LAPD shooting.

Nafees Takar oversees multimedia broadcasts as the Service Chief for VOA’s Deewa Service. Takar joined the Voice of America in 2006 to launch the newly created Deewa Service that broadcasts to the ...