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Prosecutors should charge a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in a dark public housing stairwell, elected officials said Monday after the medical examiner announced that the death was ruled a homicide. City Councilwoman Inez Barron and Assemblyman-elect Charles Barron met with officials in the Brooklyn district attorneys office on Monday. Afterward, Charles Barron told reporters he thought the shooting of Akai Gurley last week warrants a criminal charge for Officer Peter Liang. He said Liangs use of a police weapon was reckless endangerment, it was criminally negligent homicide. Whether charges are filed would be up to Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, who has called the shooting deeply troubling and said it warrants an immediate, fair and thorough investigation. His office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 07:19:47 +0000

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