Assata Shakur, a member of the Black Liberation Army who escaped prison after she was convicted of killing a New Jersey State Trooper, has died in Cuba, where she’s lived in exile for close to 50 years, according to a statement by the Cuban government. She was 78.

Shakur, known by law enforcement as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted of first-degree murder in 1977 for the killing of a state trooper who pulled her and fellow BLA members over during a traffic stop in May 1973, according to the FBI.

Shakur and accomplices opened fire on the troopers, killing one, Werner Foerster, and injuring another, officials said at the time. Shakur claimed an officer fired first. There's never been an independent review of Shakur's case.

Shakur fled, but was eventually apprehended and convicted in 1977 of

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