D. A. Claims Officer Who Shot Wreck Victim, Concealed Fact Should Be Presumed “Innocent”

By Bob Owens

New York City Police Officer Peter Liang drew his duty weapon, attempted to open a stairwell door, and “accidentally” fired a shot that ricocheted down the stairwell and hit Akai Gurley in the chest. Peter Liang’s negligent discharge killed Akai Gurley, and the incident resulted in charges of second-degree manslaughter,criminally negligent homicide, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and two counts of official misconduct. His trial begins in weeks.

Paradise California Police Officer Patrick Feaster drew his duty weapon, took a two-handed grip, pointed it at a man emerging from an overturned vehicle, extended his weapon to arm’s length, acquired a flash sight picture, and then smoothly depressed the trigger, shooting him in the neck, “accidentally.” Feaster them calmly reholstered his weapon and neglected to tell the dispatcher or any of the other officers who arrived on the scene that he fired his gun for eleven long minutes.

You can watch Feaster’s dash camera footage of the incident here, and once your done, remember that he didn’t tell anyone that he fired a shot until nearly five minutes later, when he could no longer hide the fact that he’d discharged his weapon due to the .45-caliber bullet hole in Andrew …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms