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FBI Director Kash Patel Tells People Not to Mourn Tupac's Godmother

FBI Director Kash Patel called Assata Shakur a terrorist and condemned mourning her as disrespectful to law enforcement officers who died in service.

  • On Sunday, FBI Director Kash Patel urged Americans not to mourn Assata Shakur, who died last week in Havana, Cuba, at age 78, confirmed by her daughter and Cuba's foreign ministry.
  • Convicted in 1977, Assata Shakur received a life sentence for killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster and escaped prison in 1979 before gaining 1984 asylum in Cuba.
  • Kash Patel wrote on X that `The FBI never stopped calling her what she was: a terrorist` and called mourning her `spitting on the badge` while accusing Joanne Chesimard of killing Trooper Werner Foerster.
  • Tributes from activists clashed with condemnation from law enforcement, as Kakuya Shakur confirmed the death and Cuba's Ministry cited health and advanced age.
  • Marked as the first woman on the FBI's most wanted terrorists list, Assata Shakur lived in Cuba and remained a polarizing figure celebrated by activists but reviled by law enforcement, with President Donald J. Trump recently demanding her extradition.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
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