Bassem Masri, an activist from Ferguson, Missouri who came to prominence after live-streaming the uprising that occurred after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police, died of a heart attack on Tuesday (November 28th). According to the STL American, Masri was only 31.
The news was announced by Masri's cousin Faizan Syedon Facebook. In the post, Syed described Masri as "A gentle man who was fierce when he faced injustice...In his short life he did as much if not more to unit the fight for black liberation and Palestinian liberation."
Shortly after the news came out, a number of activists and members of the Ferguson community showed their love and respect for Masri.
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\u201cRIP Bassem Masri. He was a one-of-a-kind presence in the protests & helped to tell the truth about what was happening every day and night. We all felt his spirit in the streets.\u201d
Masri is the fourth notable Fuergosn actvist to die since the uprising in 2014. DeAndre Joshuawas found in his car with two gunshot wounds to the head the night of the Ferguson verdict in 2014. In 2016, Darren Seals was found shot to death in a burning car in Riverview, St. Louis. A year later, Edward Crawford was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
