On Friday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie asked President Obama to demand the extradition of Black Panther Assata Shakur. Shakur was convicted of killing Trooper Werner Foerster after being pulled over on the New Jersey Turnpike. The encounter left both the officer and a fellow Black Panther, Zayd Malik Shakur, dead. Assata Shakur has said she was shot by police with both arms in the air, and then again from the back. She was sentenced to life in prison but managed to escape and flee to Cuba, where she has lived since 1984. In a letter to Obama, Christie said Shakur should be returned to New Jersey before any diplomatic ties are restored.