As debates continue throughout the country about use of force by police, Brooklyn prosecutors are preparing to convince a jury that a young officer patrolling a dark stairwell in public housing was reckless and criminally negligent for a single gunshot that killed a young, unarmed black man.
But Officer Peter Liang argues that Akai Gurley’s death from a ricochet bullet through the heart was an accident. Liang is prepared to tell his version of the events at the upcoming trial.
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