Sentences with phrase «darkened stairwell»
The phrase "darkened stairwell" refers to a staircase or set of steps that is not well-lit or has low levels of light. Full definition
An NYPD officer was reportedly indicted on multiple charges, including manslaughter, in the November shooting death of an unarmed black man in the darkened stairwell of a housing project.
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A Brooklyn grand jury began hearing evidence Wednesday against an NYPD officer who accidentally fired his gun and killed an innocent man in the darkened stairwell of an East New York housing project last year, sources told The Post.
The former NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter for shooting an unarmed public housing resident as he entered a darkened stairwell in Brooklyn in 2014 does not pose a threat to the public and should not be sentenced to prison, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, who prosecuted him.
Gurley, 28, and his girlfriend, Melissa Butler, entered a darkened stairwell in NYCHA's Pink Houses in East New, York on November 20, 2014, while Liang, a rookie officer, and his partner were conducting a vertical patrol of the building.
Akai Gurley, 28, was walking in the darkened stairwell of a public housing when a rookie police officer, Peter Liang, shot and killed him.
«Two rookie police officers should never have been placed on a vertical patrol in an unfamiliar, darkened stairwell.»
Akai Gurley, 28, was gunned down by rookie Police Officer Peter Liang in a darkened stairwell of the Pink Houses in East New York.
Mr. Stringer declined to comment on whether he believed the money might have saved the life of Akai Gurley, a resident of Brooklyn's Pink Houses whom a police officer in a darkened stairwell last month.
Akai Gurley was shot and killed last week by a rookie police officer, Peter Liang, in the darkened stairwell of East New York's Pink Houses, police have said.
Mr. Liang had been patrolling with his gun drawn in violation of police protocol, and shot Mr. Gurley when the unarmed 28 - year - old father startled him in a darkened stairwell of Brooklyn's Pink Houses.
Thompson said Liang did not intend to kill Akai Gurley while patrolling a darkened stairwell in the Louis H. Pink Houses on November 20, 2014 but, that he failed to follow proper protocols before and after the shooting.
Lili Taylor, sitting in a darkened stairwell, strikes a match.
Inadequate safety equipment at work, and falls on business property due to faulty or darkened parking lots, loose handrails, darkened stairwells or entryways, uneven sidewalks, lack of handicapped access ramps and wet, slippery or uneven floors are all common causes of fall injuries for which the property or business owner should be held liable.