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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Assata Shakur · Assata Shakurová · JOANNE DEBORAH CHESIMARD · Ассата Шакур · Ասատա Շաքուր · | [sources] | |||
| Other name | Assata Olugbala Shakur · Assata Shakur · Barbara Odoms · Carol Brown · Carolyn Johnson · | [sources] | |||
| Weak alias | Ches · Shakur · アサッタ・シャクール | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | · · | [sources] | |||
| Place of birth | New York City · New York City, New York | [sources] | |||
| Death date | [sources] | ||||
| Gender | female | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | not available | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | United States of America | [sources] | |||
| Eye color | Brown | [sources] | |||
| First name | Deborah · Joanne | [sources] | |||
| Hair color | Black/Gray | [sources] | |||
| Height | 5'7" | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Byron · Shakur | [sources] | |||
| Physical appearance | Chesimard has scars on her chest, abdomen, left shoulder, and left knee. | [sources] | |||
| Weight | 135 to 150 pounds | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q467961 | [sources] | |||
| Education | City College of New York | [sources] | |||
| Ethnicity | Black | [sources] | |||
| Source link | www.fbi.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Joanne Chesimard is wanted for escaping from prison in Clinton, New Jersey, while serving a life sentence for murder. On May 2, 1973, Chesimard, who was part of a revolutionary extremist organization known as the Black Liberation Army, and two accomplices were stopped for a motor vehicle violation on the New Jersey Turnpike by two troopers with the New Jersey State Police. At the time, Chesimard was wanted for her involvement in several felonies, including bank robbery. Chesimard and her accomplices opened fire on the troopers. One trooper was wounded and the other was shot and killed execution-style at point-blank range. Chesimard fled the scene, but was subsequently apprehended. One of her accomplices was killed in the shoot-out and the other was also apprehended and remains in jail.
Chesimard may wear her hair in a variety of styles and dress in African tribal clothing.
American activist and convicted felon who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army
The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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| Relative | Relationship | Start date | End date | |
| Mutulu Shakur Politician | sibling | - | - | |