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Akai Gurley's Family Rages Against Peter Liang, Demands Police Reform

2015-02-12 01:59:34| Footwear - Topix.net

The family of the late Akai Gurley today tore into NYPD Officer Peter Liang, who fatally shot the unarmed 28-year-old black man in the stairwell of his Brooklyn building last year, and called for comprehensive changes to the police department. After Mr. Liang's arraignment , Kimberly Ballinger-Gurley's domestic partner and mother to his child-and her attorney Scott Rynecki held a press conference outside Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson's office.

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Brooklyn DA: Akai Gurley Police Shooting Case Set To Grand Jury

2014-12-06 00:29:48| Footwear - Topix.net

NEW YORK - Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said Friday that a grand jury will be impaneled in the case of Akai Gurley, who was fatally shot by a police officer in a Brooklyn housing development last month. Thompson released a statement Friday afternoon, calling the shooting "deeply troubling" and saying it warrants "an immediate, fair and thorough investigation."

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