02-12-2016, 10:38 AM
(12-06-2014, 06:25 AM)Duchess Wrote: A New York police officer who shot a man dead in a Brooklyn housing project texted his union before calling 911, a new report has revealed.
Akai Gurley, 28, was gunned down November 20 by rookie cop Peter Liang. The officer then texted his union representative before calling paramedics to tend to the dying Gurley, sources told the New York Daily News.
Liang fired one shot, then he and his partner went radio silent for more than six minutes, according to the paper. A 911 operator who knew the duo was in the building was even unable to reach them during their minutes off-the-grid.
"That's showing negligence," a law enforcement source told the Daily News. "The guy is dying and you still haven't called it in?"
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Former NYPD Officer Peter Liang (right) was convicted of the manslaughter of Akai Gurley (left) yesterday. He faces up to 15 years in prison when he's sentenced on April 4th. Liang was fired from the NYPD yesterday after his conviction.
Liang shot into the dark when he he was startled by a noise (instead of shining his light), he told the jury. He and his partner argued over who would call in the 'shot fired' because Liang was afraid of getting booted from the force. He said he was then surprised to discover that he'd hit someone and explained that he didn't assist Akai Gurley's girlfriend who was frantically trying to revive Akai as he was bleeding to death in the stairway because he (Liang) thought it would be better to wait for the paramedics...
Liang brings to mind Timothy Loehmann, the jittery, emotional, low-performing, once-rejected cop who shot Tamir Rice to death in Clevleland. Better training (and partners) might have prevented both rookies from killing, without assessment before shooting or providing aid after shooting. But, I think stricter screening of police candidates probably would have been a safer bet. In my opinion, neither Liang nor Loehmann seems to have had the maturity and temperament to be a police officer, especially a patrol officer.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/akai-gurley-...-shooting/