New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, left, and Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson speak to reporters during a news conference at police headquarters in New York, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Authorities in New York City say they’ve arrested six people and charged them with selling 155 guns transported from Georgia to an undercover officer in Brooklyn. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Akai Gurley’s (pictured below) partner, Kimberly Ballinger, says she is confident that the Brooklyn D.A. will bring justice to her family, the New York Daily News reports.
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“We have faith in Ken Thompson (pictured top, right of center),” said Ballinger who had two daughters with Gurley, after meeting with him Tuesday.
While we understand that the public has lost a lot of faith with the justice system due to the recent findings in Ferguson and Staten Island, “[We] have complete and full faith in [Thompson’s] investigation in to this matter,” added Scott Rynecki, Ballinger’s lawyer, after the meeting.
Gurley was heading down the staircase in East New York’s Pink Houses projects November 20th, when he encountered rookie beat cop Peter Liang. Startled in the
Kimberly Michelle Ballinger, domestic partner of Akai Gurley, center left, who was shot by an NYPD officer is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, left, Gurley’s daughter Akaila Gurley, 2, and 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. Sharpton called for prosecutors to investigate thoroughly and for police to improve training and procedures. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
dimly lit stairwell, Liang accidentally fired his pistol, fatally hitting Gurley in the chest.
According to reports, Liang texted his union boss for six minutes following the shooting, instead of immediately calling 911.
The killing launched discussion about how the NYPD treats residents in public housing; some are even questioning whether police housing patrols violate the Fourth Amendment.
A grand jury will convene soon to hear evidence related to the shooting, and just this week, the Justice Department declined to pursue charges against Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown last year.
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