Is Al Sharpton riling up racial unrest in Ferguson
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Victoria Cavaliere, Reuters Nov 22, 2014
, Last Updated: 7:56 PM ET
Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton on Saturday called for an investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed man by a New York police officer inside a dark stairwell at a Brooklyn housing project.
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said the Thursday night shooting of Akai Gurley, 28, might have been unintentional, with the officer's gun accidentally discharging.
Sharpton, speaking Saturday at the Harlem headquarters of his National Action Network civil rights group, called on the Brooklyn district attorney to perform a full investigation into the incident.
"They (police) are saying it was an accident. We are saying how do they know until there is a thorough investigation," Sharpton said.
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said in a statement Friday the shooting "warrants an immediate, fair and thorough investigation."
Sharpton was joined on stage Saturday by Gurley's widow and two-year-old daughter. He said the unarmed man's death was the latest in a string of incidents across the country in which police are accused of using excessive force.
He pointed to the case of Eric Garner, who died in July after being placed in a banned chokehold by a New York City police officer, and the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri.
"From Staten Island to Ferguson, now back to Brooklyn in the Pink Houses, it's time for us to stop ducking the issue and dealing with the issue of police misconduct," Sharpton said, referring to the informal name of the housing project where the incident unfolded.
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Al Sharpton calls for probe into police shooting of NYC man
Associated Press 12:32 p.m. MST November 22, 2014
Kimberly Michelle Ballinger, center left, domestic partner of Akai Gurley, who was shot by an NYPD officer, is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, left, Gurley's daughter Akaila Gurley, 2, and relative Janice Davis-Asiedu at the National Action Network in New York Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Police have described a rookie officer's shooting of Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn staircase Thursday as an apparent accident.(Photo: Craig Ruttle/AP)
NEW YORK The Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for prosecutors to do a thorough investigation into the police killing of an unarmed man in a darkened stairwell at a public housing building in New York City.
Police have described a rookie officer's shooting of Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn staircase as an apparent accident. But Sharpton asked Saturday how that can be known "until there is a thorough investigation of all that happened."
He's also calling for the New York Police Department to improve its training and procedures. Sharpton was joined by members of Gurley's family.
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson has called Thursday's shooting "deeply troubling" and said it warrants "an immediate, fair and thorough investigation."
The NYPD has been working to give rookie officers more training and time with more senior officers.
"Things are a little tense right now as you can imagine," Kirsten Foy, an official with Sharpton's group, told reporters Friday. He said Ballinger was consulting a psychologist to help explain Gurley's death to his 2-year-old daughter, which was "a very difficult thing to have to explain to a child when you've always taught them that the police were there to be our friends and to protect us."
Mayor Bill de Blasio, calling Gurley's death a "tragedy," met with some of his relatives Friday evening. Police Commissioner William Bratton similarly described the shooting as a tragedy and said the 28-year-old man was "totally innocent" and wasn't engaged in criminal activity when the officer fired his weapon.
Why exactly Officer Peter Liang had his gun drawn and fired while patrolling the Louis Pink Houses in Brooklyn's gritty East New York neighborhood with his partner late Thursday night wasn't immediately clear, but authorities have indicated it appeared to be an accidental shooting.
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The Rev. Al Sharpton demanded a thorough investigation Saturday into a rookie police officers fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Brooklyn, N.Y.Although the New York Police Department has labeled the incident Thursday night an accident, Sharpton said further examination was needed to uncover why Officer Peter Liang shot and killed28-year-old Akai Gurley in a public housing complex, the Associated Press reported.
Were not demonizing the police.We dont know what happened ... this young man should not be dead. Sharpton said at a National Action Network news conference with Gurleys family. From Staten Island, to Ferguson, now back to Brooklyn to the Pink Houses, it is time for us to stop ducking the issue and dealing with the issue of police conduct, police training, and the rights of citizens.
Liang, who has been on the police force for less than 18 months, was conducting a vertical patrol of the Louis H. Pink Houses stairwells Thursday at about 11:15 p.m. EST when he mistakenlyfired his 9 mm gun. The bullet hit Gurley, who was 10 feet away walking down the steps with his girlfriend.The cop didnt present himself, he just shot him in the chest, his girlfriends sister, Janice Butler, toldthe New York Times. The police commissioner told reporters Gurley was totally innocent.
The NYPD put Liang on modified duty. No charges have been filed, but his rookie status means he can be fired without a hearing.As we continue to gather the facts, the fatal shooting of this unarmed man is deeply troubling and warrants an immediate, fair and thorough investigation, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said in a statement.
The lights in the stairwell where the incident occurred had been out for months, the New York Daily News reported. Sharpton drew similarities between Gurley and Timothy Stansbury, an unarmed 19-year-old killed by a surprised officer on a rooftop in 2004. In that case, the NYPD paid Stansburys family $2 million.
The issue of police going up and down dark stairwells with their guns drawn and their safety off is at the center of this Gurley case, AP quoted Sharpton as saying. That is the policy accident that, since Stansbury, we have said to this city, You need to deal with.
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Ferguson Again? Al Sharpton Calls For Full Investigation Into Fatal Police Shooting Of Unarmed Brooklyn Man
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