Sources To CBS2: Officer Accidentally Shot Unarmed Man While Opening Door...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An unarmed and unsuspecting man was shot in the chest and killed by a rookie police officer in the inside stairwell of a Brooklyn housing complex late Thursday, and police...
View ArticleRally Calls For Probe Into Fatal Police Shooting Of Unarmed Man In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Family members of the unarmed man fatally shot by an NYPD officer in Brooklyn this week joined Rev. Al Sharpton at a rally Saturday to urge prosecutors to do a thorough...
View ArticleBrooklyn DA Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office said its civil rights unit is investigating the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a NYPD officer last Thursday. As 1010 WINS’ Roger...
View ArticleLawmakers Discuss Police Shooting Of Unarmed Brooklyn Man With Prosecutors
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Elected officials say prosecutors should charge a police officer who killed an unarmed man in a dark public housing stairwell in Brooklyn. The New York City medical...
View ArticleMother Of Akai Gurley’s Child IDs Body
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The mother of Akai Gurley‘s 2-year-old daughter went Wednesday to formally identify the body of the Brooklyn man shot dead by a police officer in a dark stairwell last week. Kim...
View ArticlePainful Tears At Memorial Service For Akai Gurley, Man Shot Dead By Police
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Loved ones solemnly carried a casket with the remains of Akai Gurley into a Brooklyn church Friday night, as they paid their respects, expressed their pain and called for...
View ArticleLoved Ones Say Final Farewell To Akai Gurley, Man Shot Dead By Police
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Friends and family gathered Saturday for the funeral for Akai Gurley, the young father fatally shot by police in a stairwell in East New York last month. As 1010 WINS’ Roger...
View ArticleRookie NYPD Officer Peter Liang Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Akai Gurley
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The rookie NYPD officer who shot and killed Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn public housing development was indicted Tuesday. As CBS2’s Weijia Jiang reported, sources told CBS2 a grand...
View ArticleGroups Hold Vigil, Demand Justice For Akai Gurley
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A vigil was held at City Hall Sunday for the unarmed man fatally shot by police earlier last year. The group Organizing Asian Communities and other Asian-American organizations...
View ArticleDemonstrators: NYPD Officer Peter Liang Being Unfairly Prosecuted In Brooklyn...
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — It was a different view of justice from last year’s protest. Demonstrators on Sunday said NYPD Officer Peter Liang is an easy target, being prosecuted unfairly to quiet public...
View ArticleNYPD Officer Charged With Killing Akai Gurley Appears In Court
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD officer charged with killing an unarmed man in a Brooklyn stairwell last year faced a judge Thursday. Officer Peter Liang, a 27-year-old rookie cop, was indicted in...
View ArticleJudge Refuses To Drop Some Charges Against Officer In Death Of Akai Gurley
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A judge denied a defense motion Tuesday to drop some charges against a rookie NYPD officer accused in the shooting death of an unarmed man in a Brooklyn stairwell last year....
View ArticleRally & Vigil To Mark 1-Year Anniversary Of Akai Gurley’s Death
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A rally and vigil will be held Friday on the one-year anniversary of the police shooting death of an unarmed man in a Brooklyn stairwell. Several figures from the Black Lives...
View ArticleJury Selection Begins In Manslaughter Trial Against NYPD Officer In Shooting...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial against a rookie NYPD officer who shot an unarmed man inside a housing project. Officer Peter Liang has pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticleJury Selection Begins For Trial Of NYPD Officer Peter Liang In Stairwell...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Jury selection has begun in the trial of rookie NYPD officer Peter Liang, who is facing manslaughter charges in the stairwell shooting of Akai Gurley. Investigators say Liang...
View ArticleTrial To Begin For Rookie NYPD Officer Charged In Akai Gurley Death
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Even prosecutors agree that rookie New York police officer Peter Liang didn’t mean to shoot and kill Akai Gurley in a pitch black stairwell in 2014. But Liang will go on...
View ArticleTrial Continues For Rookie NYPD Officer Charged In Shooting Death Of Akai Gurley
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Testimony is continuing Tuesday in the trial of a rookie NYPD officer charged in the shooting death of a Brooklyn man. Officer Peter Liang is accused of firing his gun in a...
View ArticlePolice Supervisor: Officer Peter Liang Was ‘Frozen,’‘Shaken’ After Shooting...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — An NYPD police lieutenant said Thursday in the manslaughter trial of Akai Gurley that rookie officer Peter Liang was “shaken” after the fatal shooting. Liang shot Gurley on...
View ArticleGirlfriend Of Akai Gurley Sobs On The Stand As NYPD Manslaughter Trial Continues
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The girlfriend of a man who was killed in a stairwell shooting broke down in tears on the stand Tuesday, as testimony in the manslaughter trial of NYPD officer Peter Liang...
View ArticlePartner Of NYPD Officer Accused In Fatal Shooting Of Akai Gurley Testifies At...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The partner of an NYPD officer facing a manslaughter charge in the shooting death of Akai Gurley resumed his testimony on Thursday. As WCBS 880’s Irene Cornell reported, the...
View ArticleOfficer Peter Liang Accused In Death Of Akai Gurley Breaks Down On Witness Stand
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A rookie NYPD officer testifying in his own defense got choked up while describing the moment he realized a man had been shot in a dark housing project stairwell in 2014....
View ArticleJury Begins Deliberating In Manslaughter Trial Of NYPD Officer Peter Liang
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jurors began their deliberations Tuesday afternoon in the manslaughter and official misconduct trial of NYPD Officer Peter Liang, who shot an unarmed man in a dark public...
View ArticleJury To Decide Fate Of Rookie NYPD Officer Accused In Akai Gurley Shooting Death
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A tragic accident or a reckless act that cost a man his life? That’s what a jury will decide in the trial of rookie NYPD Officer Peter Liang who is charged with manslaughter...
View ArticleJury Delivers Guilty Verdict In Trial Of Rookie NYPD Officer Who Fatally Shot...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jurors reached a guilty verdict in the trial of a rookie NYPD officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in a dark public housing stairwell in Brooklyn nearly two years ago....
View ArticleAkai Gurley’s Family: ‘Demands For Justice Will Not End’ After Conviction Of...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The family of Akai Gurley says their “demands for justice will not end” following the conviction of an NYPD officer who shot the unarmed Gurley in a darkened public housing...
View ArticleThousands Rally In NYC For Peter Liang, Cop Convicted In Brooklyn Stairwell...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Thousands of protesters have rallied in New York and around the country in support of a former police officer who was convicted of manslaughter for a shooting in a housing...
View Article‘Project Heat’ Web Series Sheds Light On Life In Brooklyn’s Pink Houses
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A New York City man is casting light on life in the projects with a popular web series focusing on the Pink Houses in Brooklyn. “Project Heat,” created by Tiffon “Pop” Dunn,...
View ArticleLegal Defense Fund Set Up For Peter Liang, NYPD Officer Convicted In Shooting
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A legal defense fund has been created for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang, who was recently convicted in the fatal shooting of a man in a Brooklyn public housing development....
View ArticleNYPD Takes Gun, Badge From Officer In Improper CPR Training Probe
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — An NYPD officer has been stripped of her gun and badge amid a probe into whether officers were improperly trained on CPR. Officer Melissa Brown was an instructor in the...
View ArticleBrooklyn DA Recommends No Jail Time For Ex-Cop Peter Liang In Shooting Death...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office on Wednesday recommended that former NYPD Officer Peter Liang serve no jail time in the fatal shooting of a man in a Brooklyn building....
View ArticleFormer NYPD Officer Peter Liang Meets With Akai Gurley’s Girlfriend
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The former NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter for shooting an unarmed man in a dark stairwell apologized Thursday to the victim’s girlfriend, a day after the victim’s...
View Article1010 WINS: Bratton Weighs In On Peter Liang Case, Warns Assemblyman Barron...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Friday that the Brooklyn District Attorney acted with “courage” in his recommendation of no jail time for NYPD Officer Peter Liang, and...
View ArticleAttorneys Call For Retrial In Officer Peter Liang Case, Say Juror Lied
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Attorneys for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang have filed a motion for retrial in the Akai Gurley case. As WCBS 880’s Stephanie Colombini reported, attorneys claim one of the...
View ArticlePeter Liang’s Lawyers: Juror Posted On Facebook That Police Officers Not...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Lawyers for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang want a new trial for their client after it was revealed a juror failed to disclose that his father was convicted of the same crime...
View ArticleJuror In Peter Liang Manslaughter Trial Questioned In Court
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A Brooklyn judge convened a special hearing Wednesday in connection to the trial of former NYPD police officer Peter Liang. Liang, a 28-year-old rookie police officer, was...
View ArticleJudge Denies Motion To Toss Manslaughter Conviction For Officer Peter Liang
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A judge on Thursday denied a motion to toss the conviction of former NYPD police officer Peter Liang. Liang, a 28-year-old rookie police officer, was convicted of...
View ArticleNo Jail Time For Ex-NYPD Officer Peter Liang In Stairwell Shooting Death Of...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Peter Liang, the former NYPD officer convicted in the accidental shooting death of an unarmed man in a darkened stairwell, will not go to prison. Liang was convicted in...
View ArticleNYC Reaches $4 Million Settlement With Family Of Akai Gurley
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York City has reached a settlement of more than $4 million with the family of an unarmed man fatally shot by a police officer in a darkened stairwell in November 2014,...
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