Want to 'kill white people,' says Jersey City man arrested trying to cut through funeral procession
A Jersey City man was arrested today when he tried to cut through the funeral procession of Jersey City Detective Melvin Santiago and began shouting that he wanted to kill “white people,” officials said.
Quamir Shaw, 22, of Garrison Avenue, made his first court appearance on the charges of aggravated assault on a police officer and resisting arrest after he was taken into custody at 10:40 a.m. on Kennedy Boulevard near Highland Avenue, officials said.
Officials said that while he was in a holding cell, Shaw "stated numerous times he was going to get an AK-47 and kill," the officers.
When Shaw tried to cross the street through the procession, an officer attempted to stop him, authorities said. But Shaw began screaming obscenities and continued to try to cut through the procession, officials said, adding that as a crowd gathered Shaw began yelling that “he was going to kill white people." ...