[10], The continued conduct of vertical patrols has also been scrutinized in the wake of Gurley's shooting. A jury convicted Liang of manslaughter, which a court later reduced to criminally negligent homicide. According to police, Gurley had 24 prior arrests on his record. If he's Hispanic, all the congressmen will come out. He turned left and "it just went off when my whole body tensed up", Liang testified. He entered the stairwell on the 7th floor, below Officers Shaun Landau and Peter Liang, who were patrolling the pitch-dark stairwell with no lights.
[10] He was not a resident of the Louis H. Pink Houses, where he was killed, but lived in nearby Brownsville with his domestic partner, her daughter and their two-year-old daughter. [60][61] He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released without having to post bond, and suspended from his job without pay. Liang had a court date on February 11, and turned himself in that day. Powered by, “I am a Leader: A 90-Day Leadership Journal for Kids” Debuts as the #1 New Release on Amazon, Parents can support leadership growth in their children with the “I am a Leader: A 90-Day Leadership Journal for Kids that launched July 19, 2019, as the #1 New Release, New Orleans, LA – July 22, 2019 – American author, Peter J. Liang launched his new book, “, I am A Leader: A 90-Day Leadership Journal for Kids.
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The rumors were later debunked by the District Attorney's office, but the Daily News did not issue a retraction or apology. After Liang's bullet ricocheted off the wall and struck Akai Gurley in the chest, officer Liang and his partner Landau did not try to save the dying person who lay in the pool of his own blood. "[70] Furthermore, the light, as an answer to Kenneth P. Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney's, request, and had been out of service for number of days without repair. My eight-year-old daughter loves this journal.
Many of Liang's supporters demanded that all killers should be prosecuted and that there should be no such thing as selective prosecution, scapegoating, or racism. [49] Delores Jones-Brown, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, speculated to The Atlantic that Liang would have avoided conviction had he rendered aid to Gurley, while jurors later reported that the effort required for them to pull the trigger on a police-issued pistol led them to disbelieve that Liang's testimony was completely true. [32][33][34], New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton declared the shooting to be an accident and that Gurley was a "total innocent". [64] Both radioed for an ambulance, as Gurley's girlfriend unsuccessfully performed CPR. [42][43], More than 3,000 Chinese-Americans showed up at New York City Hall in March 2015 to support Liang. [62] Liang now faced anywhere from no jail to a maximum of 15 years of prison when sentenced in April. [79] Other coverage has focused on the maintenance and public safety issues that led to the death. About 80,000 dollars would be used for Chinese Communities. He died within a few minutes. [27][36] Media reports initially surfaced that indicated both officers text-messaged their union representatives before calling for help,[21] which were later refuted as false by both the police union and the District Attorney office. The New York Housing Authority paid 400,000 dollars, and former officer Liang paid 25,000 dollars. They also requested for Landau to be fired from the department, and for the city to reinvest the fund in programs like "affordable housing", "community centers and after-school programs," instead of using it to keep growing the base of NYPD officers.[38]. journal came straight out of the daily assignments from Peter's. All this money will be placed on Akaila, Gurley's two-year-old daughter, but she does not have access to it until she turns 18, or having approval's from Court.
[77][78] The Village Voice described the incident as part of a year of public relations disasters for the NYPD. Liang fired his weapon; his shot ricocheted off a wall and fatally struck Gurley in the chest.
[3] Liang turned himself in to authorities the next day to be arraigned on the charges. He said that neither of them tried to revive Mr. Gurley, with both of them saying that they did not feel qualified to perform CPR.
His trial started on January 25, 2016. [9], Akai Kareem Gurley (c. 1986 – November 20, 2014) was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, and moved to New York when he was a child. Landau described his partner as "in shock" and that "[Liang] couldn't believe he just shot someone."
Down a Dark Stairwell , directed by Ursula Liang, no relation to Peter, shares the story of two community afflictions after the shooting of another unarmed African American male. He then shoved open the stairwell door with his right shoulder with his gun drawn pointed down the way police officers are trained. Initially Al Sharpton offered to speak at the service, but stepped down after a dispute within the family. [11][12], Peter Liang (born c. 1987), a Hong Kong American, had less than 18 months of experience with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) at the time of the shooting. Senator Mark Treyger and William Colton had always spoke on the behalf of Chinese. [35] Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson said that he planned to impanel a grand jury to look into the death of Akai Gurley. I am a health services researcher and epidemiologist with a primary focus in colorectal cancer prevention.
Landau testified at the trial of his former partner under immunity from prosecution. [38], Akai Gurley's funeral was conducted December 6 at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Fort Greene. [65][66], On April 19, 2016, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced Peter Liang to five years of probation and 800 hours community service.
But no, he's a Chinese, so no one is coming out. On February 10, 2015, Liang was indicted by a grand jury (seven men and five women)[1] for manslaughter, assault, and other criminal charges (five counts total)[2] after grand jury members were shown footage of the unlit Pink house, and passed around the 9mm Glock used in the shooting, testing the possibility of equipment failure - concluding that the 11.5-pound (51-newton) trigger could not have been fired unintentionally. Gurley and his girlfriend entered the seventh-floor stairwell, fourteen steps below them.
[55], Gurley's death was one of several police killings of African Americans protested by the Black Lives Matter movement. The Assistant District Attorney,[68] Joseph Alexis, accused the killing as intentional—Liang "chose" to place the finger on the trigger.
[75][76], The New York City Police Department's practice of vertical patrols was also criticized. The writing prompts change daily, and they cover a wide range of topics.
She also testified that you were taught that when you approach a roof landing, you should have your firearm out, finger alongside the trigger. Chun believes incarceration is "unnecessary", but "he will be much more productive if he spends more time in community service."[9][67]. I bought it for my nephew who is nine years old, but I can see this could be good for older kids as well. [56] On December 27, 2014, 200 people marched in Brooklyn to protest the fatal shooting of Akai Gurley on the same day as the funeral for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos, who was killed in the 2014 killings of NYPD officers, despite calls from the mayor to postpone demonstrations. ", "New York City, Peter Liang to Pay Over $4 Million Settlement to Family of Akai Gurley", "As civil suit dismissed, Peter Liang expected to not appeal conviction", "– Where Do Funds Raised for Peter Liang Go? [16] Police Commissioner Bill Bratton reported that there had been a recent "spike in violence" in the neighborhood over the preceding months with two homicides, two robberies, and four assaults.[16][17]. "[49], Nearly 15,000 people protested on behalf of Liang in New York on February 20, 2016,[50] and protests were also held in other cities across the United States on the same day.
Police Commissioner William Bratton has said that the patrols are needed to reduce crime,[17][20] and vertical patrols continue to be conducted in the Louis H. Pink Houses.