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Brooklyn officials arraigned Peter Liang (pictured above) the officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley, in Kings County Supreme Court Wednesday, as Gurley’s family and supporters rallied outside. RELATED: UPDATED: NYPD Cop Indicted In Shooting Death of Akai Gurley [VIDEO] Liang’s arraignment came a day after the city announced he would be indicted for the November 20 incident, […]

Crime, Nation

Apparently the family of Akai Gurley, the New York man who was shot dead in a dark public housing stairwell in Brooklyn, N.Y. by a rookie cop, is divided over whether Rev. Al Sharpton should play a part in the man’s funeral on Saturday, spurring the activist to pull out the ceremony. As reported, Gurley was […]