Funeral held for man shot by cop in NYC stairwell

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

NEW YORK (AP) — Friends and family members of a man shot by police in a New York City housing project stairwell have recited poems and said prayers at his funeral.

Akai (uh-KY') Gurley's loved ones, including his mother, stepfather and 2-year-old daughter, gathered Saturday in Brooklyn.

The 28-year-old Gurley was killed Nov. 20. Police say Officer Peter Liang was patrolling a pitch-dark stairwell when Gurley and his girlfriend opened a door into the stairway.

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Members of Akai Gurley{2019}s family embrace in the pews during his wake at Brown Memorial Baptist Church in New York, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. A rookie New York City police officer shot and killed Gurley in a dark public housing stairwell on Nov. 20, 2014. New York City police officials say that Gurley{2019}s death an accident. (AP Photo/The New York Times, Richard Perry, Pool)


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[NutmegYankee]

1. Still waiting to see if his family gets justice.

But we all know how this will end.

[SummerSnow]

5. Yep, no indictment it was a accident.

[NutmegYankee]

7. A gun doesn't fire if the trigger isn't pulled.

It's standard to train anyone in firearms safety to never have the finger within the trigger guard until ready to shoot. "Accident" my ass. That is negligence.

[SummerSnow]

8. Oh yes, it's negligence, stupidity, but i bet he was so afraid of those projects

that's why he had his finger on the trigger. scared of the projects scared of black people.

[christx30]

2. The officer will be "retrained",

but there aren't going to be any actual consequences for his actions. A mistake that gets someone killed would result in a manslaughter conviction for anyone else. But the cop has a day off work to go to a class. "Lesson one, don't shoot people for no good reason. You all did great. Take a 3 hour break to rest your brains and we'll do lesson 2, which is 'If you shoot an innocent person, learn how to cover it up.'

[SummerSnow]

6. I love when the NYPD say they are 'retraining' officers..

You cant 'retrain' hate and fear

[NOLALady]

3. That picture brought this to my mind...

[hopemountain]

4. sadness for the family

and anger at the injustice perpetrated on this innocent young man and his young family and fiance.