New York To Shell Out $4.1M To Family Of Man Killed By Incompetently-Trained Cop

By Bob Owens

New York City has agreed to pay out more than $4 million dollars to the family of Akai Gurley, a man shot and killed when a poorly-trained NYPD rookie officer negligently discharged a bullet that ricocheted down a stairwell to hit Gurley, who had just emerged one floor below.

The city has agreed to pay the family of Akai Gurley more than $4 million to settle a wrongful- death lawsuit over his fatal 2012 shooting by a cop in the dark stairwell of a Brooklyn building.

The city will pay $4.1 million, while the New York City Housing Authority will pay $400,000, according to sources.

Former cop Peter Liang, who was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide, will pay $25,000.

“Obviously, we’re pleased with the results,” said Scott Rynecki, a lawyer for the Gurley family.

“At this point, we’re hoping that the new incoming police commissioner, James O’Neill, will take this opportunity to review the policy and training that takes place at the academy, as well as the procedure of allowing two rookies to go on patrol together.”

The Post article goes on to get the details of Gurley’s death horrible wrong, making it almost sound like Gurley surprised the officers and then …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms