 Abu @-@ Jamal did not make any public statements about Faulkner 's murder until May 2001 . In his version of events , he claimed that he was sitting in his cab across the street when he heard shouting , then saw a police vehicle , then heard the sound of gunshots . Upon seeing his brother appearing disoriented across the street , Abu @-@ Jamal ran to him from the parking lot and was shot by a police officer . The driver originally stopped by police officer Faulkner , Abu @-@ Jamal 's brother William Cook , did not testify or make any statement until April 29 , 2001 , when he claimed that he had not seen who had shot Faulkner . 
 Abu @-@ Jamal did not make any public statements about Faulkner <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>murder until May 2001 . In his version of events , he claimed that he was sitting in his cab across the street when he heard shouting , then saw a police vehicle , then heard the sound of gunshots . Upon seeing his brother appearing disoriented across the street , Abu @-@ Jamal ran to him from the parking lot and was shot by a police officer . The driver originally stopped by police officer Faulkner , Abu @-@ Jamal <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>brother William Cook , did not testify or make any statement until April 29 , 2001 , when he claimed that he <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> not seen who <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> shot Faulkner . 
Abu @-@ Jamal did not make any public statements about Faulkner  murder til May 2001 . In his version of events , he claimed that he was sitting in his cab across da street when he heard shouting , then saw a police vehicle , then heard tdasound of gunshots . Upon seeing his brother appearing disoriented across the street , Abu @-@ Jamal ran to him from thdaarkin lot and was shot by a police officer . Thedaiver originally stopped by police officer Faulkner , Abu @-@ Jamal  brother William Cook , did not testify or make any statement until April 29 , 2001 , when he claimed that he done not seen who done shot Faulkner .