Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Monday his office is proceeding with its investigation into the fatal April 17 shooting of a motorist by a Troy police officer, even though a grand jury convened by the Rensselaer County district attorney has cleared the officer of criminal charges.
Schneiderman told reporters after he delivered remarks at the annual Law Day ceremony in Albany that the executive order, signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year designating his office to investigate fatal civilian-police encounters, gives the AG’s office authority to intervene in the death of the black motorist, Edson Thevenin.
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