In a statement, Thompson explained, “There is no evidence… that he intended to kill or injure Akai Gurley. When Mr. Liang went into that building that night, he did so as part of his job and to keep the people of Brooklyn and our city safe.” On Nov. 20, 2014 Liang discharged his weapon awhile conducting a “vertical patrol,” in a public housing building in East New York. The bullet fired ricocheted off a cement wall and struck Gurley who was with a friend, a floor below. Liang testified at trial that the shooting was accidental.

Brooklyn Attorney General Ken Thompson is recommending six months house arrest for Peter Liang, a former NYPD officer convicted of killing Akai Gurley. Under Thompson’s recommendation, Liang would receive no jail time for his manslaughter conviction.

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Thompson’s statement concludes, “there are no winners here. But the sentence that I have requested is just and fair under the circumstances of this case. From the beginning, this tragic case has always been about justice and not about revenge.”

This update highlights the role that prosecutors have in the criminal justice system. Just last week, we saw movements like Black Lives Matter punish prosecutors at the ballot box who failed to seek justice for the murders of unarmed black men. This may not be revenge as Thompson claims, but it doesn’t feel quite like justice either. We will continue to follow this story.

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